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Leaders fail to yield breakthrough in climate talks
Hastily convened climate-change talks among key leaders including the US and Chinese presidents on Sunday failed to yield a breakthrough.
Leaders back free trade to ease crisis
Leaders from Asia and the Americas promised on Saturday to push for a global free trade deal and reform international lenders.
Bush hounded till bitter end
US President George W Bush may be a lame duck, but protesters and aspiring US rivals are still dogging him with a passion on his last foreign trip.
Bush, Howard cement alliance at Apec meeting
United States President George Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard cemented a strong alliance on Wednesday as Asia-Pacific ministers began talks ranging from human…
Climate, trade top Bush’s agenda at Apec summit
United States President George Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week’s Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq debate at…