The Group of Eight industrialized nations on Tuesday endorsed halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 and called on individual countries to set goals reducing their own emissions much earlier, Japan's prime minister said.
"The G-8 (...)
U.S. President George W. Bush says
it would be an «affront to the Chinese people» if he
didn't attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
The U.S. president made the comments after meeting Sunday
with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo (...)
The European Union plans to offer ¤1
billion (US$1.6 billion) to develop farming in poorer countries hard-hit by food shortages and soaring prices, the European Commission President said Monday.
Jose Manuel Barroso spoke as the Group of Eight (...)
