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Lebanon Hosts Syrian and Saudi Leaders Friday – Voice of America
Syrian and Saudi leaders visit Lebanon Friday for a rare meeting aimed at diffusing tensions over a possible Hezbollah indictment for the 2005 assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi Ar... »
Raul Castro blasts provincial leaders and praises press for exposing them
Cuban president Raul Castro criticized the attitudes of national and provincial leaders who he said “lacked the moral courage to admit their shortcomings”. The remarks follow on an article... »
Obama praises Italian leaders, nation’s role in Afghan mission, in Italian newspaper interview – FOX News
MILAN (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama says in an interview with an Italian newspaper that he has developed a "very strong relationship" with Italian Premier Sylvio Berlusconi. In an interview published Wednesday in Corriere della Sera, Obama called Berlusconi "a great friend of the United ... »
Clinton: Armenia leaders are open to removing some restrictions from a new media law – FOX News
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling Armenian human rights activists that government leaders told her they are open to liberalizing a recently enacted law restricting radio and TV journalists. Clinton said Monday she was given the assurance in a meeting ... »
Assembly President and Cuban leaders discuss South-South cooperation
Boosting so-called South-South cooperation, or collaboration among developing countries, topped discussions between General Assembly President Ali Treki and senior Cuban officials as the head of the 1... »
Top Cuban, Syrian leaders meet to boost bilateral ties
Cuban leader Raul Castro on Monday met visiting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, pledging to further promote bilateral cooperation, said a news bulletin issued by the Cuban government.The two leaders... »
World leaders pledge to slash government deficits at Toronto summit – The Oakland Press
President Barack Obama of the United States, center, joins with other world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, for the official family photo during the G20 Summit Sunday, June 27, 2010, in Toronto. With them in the middle row are ... »
Japanese, Chinese leaders meet on G20 sidelines – Investors Business Daily
Jun 27, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- Toronto, June 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese President Hu Jintao met Sunday on the sidelines of a two-day Group of 20 summit in Toronto. During the meeting, Kan and Hu are expected to discuss how to respond to the fatal sinking... »
World leaders strive to manage economic recovery – AP – msnbc.com
World economic powers are struggling to manage the global recovery after surviving the worst financial crisis in decades. Leaders of the Group of 20 leading industrial and major developing countries, wrapping up their summit Sunday, are agreeing on separate strategies to sustain the fledgling ... »
World leaders critical of North Korea, Iran at G-8 summit – Richmond Times-Dispatch
HUNTSVILLE , Ontario -- The leaders of the world's eight top industrial democracies on Saturday condemned the alleged sinking by North Korea of a South Korean warship and called on Iran to do more to respect human rights. In a draft statement, the countries -- the U.S. , Britain , France , Germany ...... »