By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 08 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of wealthy industrial nations pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa. Aid activists welcome the help, but say it is not enough. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from near the su...
By Ivana Kuhar Heiligendamm, Germany 07 June 2007 Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations (G8) are arriving/have arrived at the German resort town Heiligendamm for their annual three-day summit. As the leaders gather, VOA's Ivana Kuhar and...
By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 06 June 2007 Japan and the United States want the world's leading industrialized nations to put more pressure on North Korea to comply with an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. VOA...
By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm, Germany 05 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief...
By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2007 President Bush is focusing on U.S. aid to Africa in the days leading up to the Group of Eight Summit in Germany. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House . President Bush wears an AIDS awareness pin on...
By David Gollust State Department 29 June 2006 The United States and its partners at the G-8 foreign ministers meeting in Moscow appealed Thursday for Israeli restraint, as diplomatic efforts for the release for the Israeli soldier kidnapped in Gaza...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 29 June 2006 Foreign Ministers of the Group of Eight industrialized nations are calling on Iran to respond to an international proposal aimed at ending the standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear program. During...
By Lisa McAdams St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 Group of Eight leaders have adopted a wide-ranging plan of action to address world problems; including concern over Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs. But the ministers also found their attention div...
By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush is in Russia for the start of the annual meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shares a word with U.S. President George W. Bu...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 12 July 2006 Eight years after becoming a member of the Group of Eight industrialized nations, Russia is set to host the annual G8 Summit in St. Petersburg - President Vladimir Putin's hometown. It is a significant achievement...