Convened in Washington, in November 2008, the first G-20 summit was a hasty attempt by top economies to forge common cause against a rapidly escalating financial crisis.
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Asian Carp Battle: Foreign Fish Threaten Great Lakes
There are illegal immigrants on the loose in the Midwest. Originally hailing from Asia, they’re about 3 ft
The Atkins Ornish South Beach Zone Diet
One of the most encouraging developments to come out of the TIME/ABC News Summit on Obesity earlier this month was an emerging consensus among nutrition experts about what constitutes a healthy diet. Here, one of America’s most prominent diet gurus summarizes key points of agreement.
Books: Anguish Artist
THE BLEEDING HEART by Marilyn French Summit; 377 pages; $12.95 The bestseller is the AK-47 of the women's liberation movement.
Pope John Paul II
In November 1989 word went out that Mikhail Gorbachev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, would stop in Rome en route to a summit meeting with President George Bush. In Rome he would have an audience with Pope John Paul II.
Does Obesity Rehab Help Overweight Teens Enough?
Elizabeth Fedorchalk was tired of being fat. She had been trying to lose weight since elementary school, but diets never made a difference
Behind a United Front, NATO Meeting Deepens Cracks in the Alliance
While NATO foreign ministers ended their meeting in Berlin on Friday with a show of unity in the military campaign against Libya, the two-day summit had exposed further cracks in the alliance — and now questions are being asked about whether NATO’s air strikes are being ramped up from protecting civilians to all-out regime change.
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to arrest Sudanese president
The human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Nigeria to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he attends an African Union Summit there on Thursday.
Arabic translator for four presidents calls it a career
It’s the end of an era. Gamal Helal, the longtime Arabic translator to four presidents and six secretaries of state, wrapped up his last day at the State Department on Thursday.
German power lies in coalition
As campaigning was closing for the German presidential election Sunday, attention was already turning to what coalition will rule the country.