DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a conference on development Saturday in Qatar by saying there is a global emergency.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- China has postponed a summit meeting with the European Union because of differences over Tibet, EU officials said Wednesday.
LIMA, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit said the global economic crisis facing most nations can be surmounted by 2010.
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Japan announced Friday it will play host to a summit next month with China and South Korea to discuss the current global financial turmoil.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Leaders of the G20 countries meeting in Washington say they've launched financial reforms to bolster international supervision of banks and credit agencies.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Leaders at the global economic summit in Washington agreed Saturday on a general framework for dealing with the global financial crisis, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday the actions of world leaders "are having an impact" on the global financial crisis but will "require more time."
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in the United States for the G20 global financial summit, said Friday he expects the world economy to double in 20 years.
TOKYO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says he's ready to lend up to $100 billion to the International Monetary Fund to aid economies hit by the financial crisis.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A Washington summit this weekend on the global financial crisis is expected to produce a "broad action plan," not a quick fix, the White House said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Government intervention is not a universal remedy for the financial malady afflicting U.S. and global markets, U.S. President George Bush said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Dignitaries in Washington for the weekend's global financial crisis summit may be setting the agenda instead of following the U.S. lead, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The World Bank Group said Tuesday it would boost financial support for developing countries.
LONDON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for an international agreement among major economies to cut taxes to stimulate the global economy.
