EU pledges unused farm aid to food crisis
08.37 Mon Jul 07 2008
The European Union has pledged 1 billion euros (£792m) in unused farm subsidies to African farmers to help aid the global food crisis.
World News (Lunchtime) for July 6th, 2008
17.39 Sun Jul 06 2008
G8 leaders arrive in Japan - Miliband calls for action on Zimbabwe - Thai woman has funniest laugh
G8 cool on global warming
09.28 Sun Jul 06 2008
Hopes of a meaningful deal to tackle global warming at the G8 summit in Japan are being played down.
G8 urged to take action over coffee farmers
11.16 Sat Jul 05 2008
The G8 has been urged to take action to help African coffee farmers finding it difficult to cope with climate change.
World News (Evening) for July 3rd, 2008
17.16 Thu Jul 03 2008
Colombian hostage re-united with family - G8 condemned over climate - Trial over Concorde crash
Fears over rising oil prices
12.50 Sat Jun 07 2008
Group of Eight energy officials are discussing the impact of rising oil prices on the global economy, in the wake of a new record high.
Senegal president slams development waste
14.14 Wed Jun 13 2007
Senegal's president has accused an African leadership group of wasting hundreds of millions of dollars.
Leaders promise action on G8 deals
07.45 Sat Jun 09 2007
World leaders are insisting there will be action after the G8 summit.
Geldof attacks G8 Africa 'farce'
22.40 Fri Jun 08 2007
The G8 leaders' agreement to pledge £30bn to fight Aids and other killer diseases in Africa has been attacked by Bono and Bob Geldof.
Bush hit by stomach problem
08.57 Fri Jun 08 2007
US President George Bush has been taken ill on the last day of the G8 summit in Germany.
G8: 'Climate commitment but no fixed targets'
21.58 Thu Jun 07 2007
The leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to make "substantial cuts" in greenhouse gases, but they fall short of EU targets.
Protesters detained in G8 demos
12.45 Thu Jun 07 2007
Protesters who blocked a road leading to the site of the G8 summit and led police on a boat chase in the Baltic have been arrested.
'No G8 deal on climate change'
22.47 Wed Jun 06 2007
World powers will not agree to firm targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions during the G8 summit, a senior US official has said.
Blair aims for 'frank' talks with Putin
22.46 Wed Jun 06 2007
Tony Blair has arrived in Rostock for the G8 summit where he plans to have "frank" talks with Vladimir Putin over the nuclear arms row.
Climate clash looming at G8
12.49 Fri May 18 2007
The US will continue to reject emissions targets or cap and trade schemes its chief climate negotiator has said.
US set for environmental face-off at G8 summit
15.49 Fri May 11 2007
The US intends to dilute a declaration on global warming to be made at next month's G8 summit, sources have revealed.
G8 protests in Germany
11.17 Thu May 10 2007
Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in Hamburg after the offices and apartments of left-wing activists were raided.