G8 Summit

• EU slams Canada for holding up trade talks

  Canada has publicly been called on the carpet by the European Union for holding up free-trade talks.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2013
  
• Harper lauds G8 despite lack of consensus

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the outcome of the G8 summit was better than he expected.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2013
  
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• G8 agrees plan to promote Syrian peace talks; requires al-Qaida-linked fighters to exit fight

  The leaders of major industrial nations including the U.S. and Russia say they are united in wanting a negotiated and peaceful end to the Syrian civil war that will produce a government "under a top leadership that inspires public confidence."

  Jun 18, 2013
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• G8 leaders issue declaration on corporate tax evasion

  World leaders at the G8 summit declared Tuesday that governments must work together to close loopholes that allow multinational corporate giants to avoid paying taxes in their home countries.

  Money

  Jun 18, 2013
• G-8 advances on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion

  Leaders of the G-8 wealthy nations are spending the final day of their summit focused on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in North Africa and how to corner globe-trotting companies into paying more taxes.

  Jun 18, 2013
• From politicos to pundits: Reaction to sending arms to Syria and foreign intervention

  The repercussions of Obama’s statements, about the U.S. having conclusive evidence the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons, continued through the weekend and into Monday as the G8 summit got under way in Northern Ireland.

  World

  Jun 17, 2013
• Putin tells Obama positions on Syria do not coincide

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Barack Obama that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war.

  World

  Jun 17, 2013
• Gallery: Thousands of protesters gather at site of G8 summit

  As Prime Minister Stephen Harper sits down with other world leaders in Northern Ireland Monday for the first of a two-day G8 summit, protesters have gathered to voice their anger with a wide-range of issues.

  World

  Jun 17, 2013
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• Harper arrives for G8 meetings in Northern Ireland

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2013
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• Putin: US-Russia positions on Syria don’t coincide

  President Barack Obama is appealing to Northern Ireland's youth to sustain their peace in his first opportunity to highlight the role the United States has played helping bring about reconciliation in the country.

  World

  Jun 17, 2013