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Tens of thousands bowed their heads at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday, the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic attack, as the city's mayor hit out at countries...
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua called on Monday for a global clampdown on the theft and smuggling of crude oil, an international trade which is fuelling unrest in the country's southern Niger...
World leaders head into the second day of the annual G8 summit preoccupied by soaring food and oil prices and deeply divided over how to tackle climate change.
Senior officials from the Group of...
G8 leaders lunched and talked with African heads of state at a luxury hotel on Monday as activists accused the rich nations' club of backpedalling on pledges to double aid to the world's poorest...
The Group of Eight rich nations will seek to convince a sceptical Africa on Monday that it is living up to promises to double aid to the world's poorest continent.
Underlining the importance of...
Japan will send military officials to U.N. peacekeeping operations in Sudan, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Monday, signalling a push to bolster Tokyo's diplomatic and security role in...
The United Nations urged a summit on the global food crisis on Tuesday to help stop the spread of starvation threatening nearly 1 billion people by lowering trade barriers and removing export...