Obama seeks G-20 support to repair global economy
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he is determined to go after the "reckless risk-taking" that pushed the global economy into the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, and he is also pushing for countries to promote more balanced growth going forward.
Nations:U.S. China People:Timothy Geithner Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin.
2009-09-22
Attacker wounds 9 students at German school
ANSBACH, Germany - An 18-year-old student armed with an ax and knives lobbed Molotov cocktails at his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine pupils before he was shot and arrested by police.
Nations:Germany Source:(AP)
2009-09-17
Demjanjuk faces 27,900 accessory to murder counts
MUNICH - Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged Monday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder -- one for every person who died at Sobibor during the time he is accused of serving as a guard at the Nazi death camp.
Nations:Germany Poland Israel Ukraine Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
Attack on Chinese embassy show Xinjiang riots organized
BEIJING - Demonstrations against Chinese consulates in Europe and the United States show that ethnic riots in Urumqi were orchestrated, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Nations:Turkey Norway Germany Netherlands Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-12
'Worst to come' warning as G8 leaders gather
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) - G8 leaders gathering here Wednesday faced deepening crises in Iran and China and a warning that the worst political and social effects of the global economic downturn are still to come.
Nations:Italy Russia Canada India Honduras People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Silvio Berlusconi Ban Ki-moon Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Activities:Group of Eight Global Financial Crisis
2009-07-07
Federer, Roddick to meet in 3rd Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Nations:Zimbabwe U.S. Australia People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick Activities:2009 Wimbledon
2009-07-03
Venus, Serena Williams reach Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England - Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final.
People:Serena Williams Novak Djokovic Tommy Haas Dinara Safina Andy Murray Venus Williams Activities:2009 Wimbledon
2009-06-30
Iran says it expelled 2 British diplomats
CAIRO - Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called "unconventional behavior."
Nations:Iran U.K. Russia France People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election
2009-06-23
Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 40
MEXICO CITY - Swine flu extended its reach through Europe and Latin America, with at least five countries reporting new cases on Sunday. Health experts were investigating a case of the virus jumping from a person to pigs, trying to determine if the disease was reaching a new stage.
Nations:Mexico Iraq U.K. Hong Kong Egypt Canada People:Felipe Calderon Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-03
Russian celebrate May Day with rallies
MOSCOW - Workers rallied Friday in European cities to mark May Day, with tens of thousands of demonstrators across Russia supporting or slamming the government amid growing unemployment and economic troubles.
Nations:Russia Germany France Greece Italy People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin Source:(AP)
2009-05-01
France, Germany endorse Obama's Afghanistan plans
STRASBOURG, France - France and Germany fully endorsed President Barack Obama's new Afghan war strategy on Saturday but firmly resisted sending more combat troops in a rift that overshadowed symbols of unity at NATO 60th-anniversary summit.
Nations:Afghanistan France Russia Germany Spain People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-04-04
Obama tries American-style campaign on Europe
STRASBOURG, France - Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans -- popular here -- to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming.
Nations:Afghanistan France Pakistan Portugal Russia Spain People:Carla Bruni Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 London G20 Summit U.S.-Europe
2009-04-03
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