Commonwealth Summit

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  Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting LIVE Updates: PM Modi Attends Summit, Meets Queen Elizabeth II

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 52 other heads of government will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting or CHOGM meeting in London today. The Commonwealth meet is being held at the Buckingham Palace and will be formally inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II. This will be the first time in a decade that an Indian prime minister will be at...

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  Commonwealth Sets Up $1 Billion Green Finance Facility

  Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat unveiled Friday a new $1 billion Commonwealth Green Finance Facility to support environmental projects within the 53-nation bloc as the race against climate change intensifies.

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  Queen Elizabeth Kicks Off Commonwealth Summit With Climate Focus

  World leaders gathered for pressing talks on climate change as the 2015 Commonwealth summit launched today following a colourful ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II.

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  Prince Charles Warns of 'Perfect Storm' Should Paris Climate Talks Flop

  Prince Charles warned Thursday that if international leaders fail to clinch a deal on climate change at talks in Paris next week, it would leave mankind facing a "perfect storm".

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  Sushma Swaraj Leaves for Malta to Attend CHOGM Summit

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today embarked on a visit to Malta to attend the Commonwealth Summit beginning tomorrow which is likely to focus on combating terrorism and violent extremism as well as tackling climate change.

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  Climate, Extremism Top Agenda at Commonwealth Summit Talks

  Tackling climate change and countering violent extremism will top the agenda at the Commonwealth summit in Malta this week, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Hollande.

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  UN Chief's Itinerary for Next Week Does Not Include North Korea: Report

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's schedule for next week does not include a trip to North Korea, according to an itinerary released by his spokesman, following a Xinhua report on Wednesday that Ban will visit Pyongyang next week.

• Channel 4 alleges harassment by Lankan security forces

  Britain's Channel 4 news team said it left Sri Lanka early after days of extensive intimidation and surveillance by security forces.

• Sri Lanka escapes Commonwealth censure after fractious summit

  British PM David Cameron said he would raise the issues at the United Nations if Sri Lanka did not conduct its own independent inquiry by March.

• Malta to host Commonwealth summit in 2015

  Malta was today unanimously chosen as the host of the next Commonwealth summit in 2015.

• Countries should not dictate to Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa

  A defiant President Mahinda Rajapaksa today once again rejected demands for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes during the military campaign against the LTTE.

• Malta to host next CHOGM: Commonwealth Secretary General

  Malta is to host the next Commonwealth summit after Mauritius pulled out in protest over the decision to hold this year's gathering in Sri Lanka, the organisation said Sunday.

• Commonwealth to put on united front after summit rifts

  Commonwealth leaders were to wrap up a summit in Sri Lanka Sunday, looking to put on a united front after talks dominated by a bitter dispute over war crimes allegations.

• Chennai: 300 activists protesting against Commonwealth meet arrested

  Around 300 workers of the 'Viduthalai Chiruthaaigal Katchi', including its founder Thol Thirumavalavan, were arrested today for staging a 'rail roko' in parts of Tamil Nadu demanding removal of Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth.

• Commonwealth must not be 'judgmental': Sri Lankan President

  Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Friday the Commonwealth must not be a "judgmental body" as he chaired a summit which has been dogged by a dispute over alleged war crimes.