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By Scott Stearns White House 07 December 2007 U.S. President George Bush met at the White House Friday with the First Minister of Northern Ireland Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns ha
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 20 March 2007 The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe has criticized the South African government for failing to use its economic clout to pressure the Zimbabwean government for change. The announcement comes amid renewed protest
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 January 2007 West African heads of state have concluded a summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The top two issues were the on-going general strike in Guinea and the stalled peace process in Ivory Coast. The leaders expressed
Dozens of world leaders met at an Egyptian Red Sea resort for the 15th summit of the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement. But the 53-year-old group has lost much of its significance since the end of the Cold War. UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon (R), Egyptian,
By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 April 2007 President Bush has met with the Democratic Party Congressional leaders to discuss the Iraq war and a pending bill to fund the U.S. military mission through September. President Bush has vowed to veto the bill
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 August 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem, 28 Aug 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders held a summit meeting in
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 Violence continued in the East Timor capital Dili Tuesday as the fractured government entered a second day of talks on how to end days of fighting triggered by a split in the military. -----------------------
The annual summit of Pacific Rim leaders has ended in Lima, Peru with a show of support for trade liberalization, and a vow to overcome the current global financial crisis. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports it was the final summit
Indian business leaders and their international counterparts are meeting in New Delhi to assess India's economy in the wake of the global economic downturn. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from the Indian capital some there believe India is b
Asian and European leaders are arriving in Beijing to discuss ways to deal with the global financial crisis. Europe wants support from China and other Asian giants on the crisis, as well as on climate change and sustainable development. Daniel Schea
European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization European leaders gathered in Brussels from all parts of the region and nearly as many points of view. In the end, they agreed to move toward tighter control of banks in countries that use the eu
By Uma Ramiah Ouagadougou 21 April 2008 African government and international business leaders have gathered in the capital of Burkina Faso to share innovative technology in use across Africa. Participants at the second annual ICT Best Practices Forum
By Scott Bobb Lisbon 09 December 2007 Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issue
By Daniel Schearf Singapore 08 November 2009 The venue of the APEC summit, in Singapore, 08 Nov 2009 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has started annual meetings of leaders in Singapore. The APEC forum will bring together leaders from 21
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 13 November 2007 The Turkish capital, Ankara, is hosting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents. The two leaders are meeting with their Turkish counterpart and the prime minister. The visit comes ahead of an expected peace su
The fifth China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum began Tuesday. For two days, China and Europes political leaders have gathered in Beijing to discuss opportunities for greater cooperation. Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of t
Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations met with African heads of state to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, African leaders are divided over calls for sanctions against Zimbab
Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations meet in Japan on Monday for the annual Group of Eight summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has this report on the summit agenda. President Bush gestures during remarks on upcoming G8
French, German, British and Italian leaders are meeting in Paris Saturday to look for a common European response to the world financial crisis. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (l), and the head of the Intern
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 08 August 2007 The U.N. envoy to Darfur, Jan Eliasson, says he fears the start of what he calls a new and dangerous phase in the four-year-old conflict in western Sudan unless all warring parties take part in a United Nations-Af