G8 leaders back billions in aid for Africa and Russia
At Kananaskis, Bush and Putin sealed a ten year plan to dismantle Russia’s dangerous weapons stockpiles with up to 20 billion dollars in aid and development for Africa. The package aims to spur reform, fight corruption, and finance an African peacekeeping initiative while pledging to allocate half of aid increases to Africa.
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Putin
Europe
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Canada
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Protesters rally in Ottawa and Calgary over G8 summit
Hundreds of protesters angry at being shut out of an western Canada summit gathered 2000 miles east in Ottawa and Calgary. They chanted Who do we hate The G8 and demanded more government support for affordable housing while police arrested a man on probation outside an abandoned house used by demonstrators. The group avoided the Kananaskis venue as the two day G8 meeting neared end with no major clashes in Calgary.
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Italy
G8 leaders pledge up to 20 billion for Russia WMD safeguards
At a Canadian Rockies retreat, Blair and world leaders endorse a new G8 global partnership to prevent terrorists from accessing weapons and materials of mass destruction. They consider canceling some old Soviet debts to fund safeguarding efforts and other countries’ contributions.
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Pakistan expands search for suspected al Qaida fighters
Islamabad reports 100 more troops rushed to the Afghan border along with helicopters and armored vehicles to clash with some 40 suspected al Qaida fighters hiding among independently minded tribesmen. The operation follows an ambush that killed 10 soldiers, including a captain and a major, as security forces conduct house to house searches and detentions for questioning in the Wana region.
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