2007 G-8 Summit in Germany
Reporter's Notebook
Dispatches From Bush's Trip to Europe and G-8()
June 11, 2007 Join NPR reporters covering Bush's trip to Europe and the G-8 Summit as they experience the week.
Interviews
Bono Presses G-8 Leaders on Africa Aid()
June 8, 2007 U2 lead singer Bono campaigns on the sidelines of this week's G-8 meeting, using his celebrity status to pressure world leaders to stick to their promises to give billions in aid to Africa.
World
Germany's Merkel: Measured Progress on Climate()
June 8, 2007 The G-8 meeting ended Friday with the host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, claiming some progress on combating global warming. There was also a surprising improvement in U.S.-Russia relations.
Putin Offers New Basing Options for Missile Shield()
June 8, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests that a U.S. anti-missile system could be located in Turkey, Iraq or even on sea-based platforms.
G-8 Offers $60 Billion to Fight Disease in Africa()
June 8, 2007 The Group of Eight leaders approved the money after meeting with African heads of state. President Bush, who is ill with a stomach virus, still managed a meeting with France's new president.
World
G-8 Leaders Reach Accord on Approach to Climate()
June 7, 2007 The leaders of the world's richest nations have agreed that global greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet must be cut substantially. The leaders, meeting at G-8 sessions in Germany, agreed that the increase in greenhouse gas emissions must be reversed.
World
Putin Offers to Base U.S. Missile Shield in Azerbaijan()
June 7, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a surprise offer during a meeting with President Bush in Germany: base a U.S. missile shield in Azerbaijan instead of Eastern Europe.
World
Bush, Merkel Differ on Climate Change at Summit()
June 6, 2007 The annual G-8 Summit of the world's leading industrial powers convenes Wednesday in Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made climate change her top priority, but President Bush is resisting her proposals.
World
Climate Change Tops Agenda at Opening of G-8()
June 6, 2007 President Bush arrives at the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change as leaders of major industrialized countries gather for three days. But a bitter debate over missile defense looms over the talks.
World
Bush Defends Missile System Plan in Europe()
June 5, 2007 Rising tensions between the United States and Russia are threatening to dominate President Bush's six-day trip to Europe. His visit to Prague includes talks on the controversial American plan to extend a U.S. missile defense system into Eastern Europe.
