Read more G8 summit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2511/g8-summit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:13:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64142/nice-trip-now-get-back-to-work-mr-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama got his usual hero's welcome overseas, but this trip seemed "jarring and discordant" back in the US, writes Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Our economic news keeps getting worse by the day, yet at summit after summit, “photos of the Obamas in resplendent, gold-bedecked palaces smacked of...http://www.newser.com/story/64142/nice-trip-now-get-back-to-work-mr-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 16:05:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64101/obama-is-not-a-horndog-sarkozy-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA video of President Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy at yesterday's "Junior 8" G8 event has Matt Drudge and his buddies in a lather, but it's not quite as incriminating as a still photo makes it out to be, John Cook blogs for Gawker. "We undertook a Zapruder treatment" that exonerates...http://www.newser.com/story/64101/obama-is-not-a-horndog-sarkozy-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 16:02:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64081/obama-pope-hold-frank-discussion-at-first-meeting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama met with Pope Benedict for the first time today at the Vatican, the AP reports. The White House press secretary predicted a “frank discussion. I think that there's a lot that they agree on that they'll get a chance to discuss,” said Robert Gibbs. Though the pontiff and...http://www.newser.com/story/64081/obama-pope-hold-frank-discussion-at-first-meeting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:36:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64062/g8-pledges-20b-for-farmers-in-poor-countries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the last day of a G8 summit stymied on climate change and trade, leaders have pledged $20 billion to farms in poor countries in the fight hunger, Reuters reports. Some $3.5 billion will come from the US, which wants to focus on farm aid instead of food aid....http://www.newser.com/story/64062/g8-pledges-20b-for-farmers-in-poor-countries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 10:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63944/lula-to-obama-how-bout-that-soccer-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama endured a bit of good-natured ribbing at the G8 today from Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, who raved about his country's come-from-behind victory over the US in the finals of soccer's Confederation Cup. The Brazilian leader gave Obama a signed jersey and used his catchphrase, "Yes,...http://www.newser.com/story/63944/lula-to-obama-how-bout-that-soccer-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 7:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63893/g8-leaders-stumble-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld leaders gathered in L’Aquila, Italy, today for the G8 summit. Highlights from the day's meetings: A forum organized by President Obama for the world’s 17 biggest polluters failed to approve a proposal to cut global emissions by 50% by 2050, the New York Times reports. The group did agree...http://www.newser.com/story/63893/g8-leaders-stumble-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:57:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63833/bruni-to-g8-dont-let-recession-kill-aids-funding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarla Bruni-Sarkozy gets in the op-ed game today, urging G8 leaders who are converging on L’Aquila, Italy, to continue the commitment their predecessors made 8 years ago to fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. The earlier initiative helped the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria save some 4 million people,...http://www.newser.com/story/63833/bruni-to-g8-dont-let-recession-kill-aids-funding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 10:36:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63836/berlusconis-skeevy-love-life-vs-the-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is playing host to world leaders at the G8 meeting but many Italians fear his penchant for hosting teenage girls and escorts at his villa will overshadow and hurt the summit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sex scandals have dogged the PM for months, trying...http://www.newser.com/story/63836/berlusconis-skeevy-love-life-vs-the-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 7:50:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63844/obama-arrives-in-italy-for-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama arrived this morning in Rome ahead of his first G8 summit. Obama is meeting privately with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and PM Silvio Berlusconi before traveling to L'Aquila, the earthquake-ravaged town that is hosting the international confab. The coming three days' talks will focus on climate change, foreign...http://www.newser.com/story/63844/obama-arrives-in-italy-for-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 5:27:54 CDT