South Korea has scrapped a plan to display Christmas lights near the border with North Korea, in a conciliatory gesture as its neighbour mourns the death of leader Kim Jong-Il.
Forces backing Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi seized control of the oil town of Ras Lanuf Wednesday, as foreign powers argued over whether to supply arms to his opponents.
Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after signing 45 billion dollars-worth of trade deals with the US during a state visit.
The G20’s incoming chairman, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, says he will work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and exercise “responsibility and realism” at the head of the group of leading economies.
China and France reached a "true convergence of views" on global monetary reforms during talks between their two presidents Friday, a senior French presidential adviser said.
