AP - Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries took the following actions at their annual economic summit, which concluded Monday in St. Petersburg, Russia:

AFP - The US Senate began debate on legislation increasing federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research despite a threat by President George W. Bush to use his veto for the first time if it is passed.

US President George W Bush is caught on microphone using an expletive in frustration over the Middle East.

U.S. President George W. Bush expressed frustration Monday at attempts to get U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to do more to end the conflict in Lebanon.

Reuters - A microphone picked up an unaware U.S. President George W. Bush saying on Monday Syria should press Hizbollah to "stop doing this shit" and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon.

On Saturday, Russian president Vladimir Putin rejected a sanction against Iran over its controversial nuclear program saying that a balanced approach should be adopted in resolving the issue. President George W. Bush, on his part, said that the two leaders sent a clear message to Iran that Iran...

AP - President Bush cursed Hezbollah's attacks against Israel in private conversations with foreign leaders Monday that were picked up by a microphone.

AP - President Bush cursed Hezbollah's attacks against Israel in private conversations with foreign leaders Monday that were picked up by a microphone.

AFP - US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed last week's train bombings in India as well as efforts to ratify their controversial nuclear deal.

Reuters - Group of Eight leaders met on Monday to give a push to world trade talks at a big-power summit strained by divisions over the Middle East.

AP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called for deployment of international forces to stop bombardment of Israel.

AFP - US President George W. Bush is likely to wield his veto pen for the first time this week, if, as expected, Congress passes legislation expanding federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.

AP - U.S. military officials fear that religious hurdles in exhuming the body of a teenager could complicate the prosecution of American soldiers accused of raping and murdering the girl — and create a political nightmare for the U.S. mission here.

AP - Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries on Sunday recommended a two-week extension for a deadline aimed at breaking the impasse over long-stalled global trade negotiations.

Speaking at the G8 Summit on Sunday, U.S. President George W. Bush says Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but he urges Israel to control its military aggression. Mr. Bush also said the root cause of the fighting is Hezbollah and its connection with Iran and...

AFP - The US Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a controversial embryonic stem-cell research measure already approved by the House of Representatives, raising the prospect of a veto by President George W. Bush for the first time.

President George W. Bush says he will allow a National Security Agency domestic spying program to be reviewed by Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The program allows eavesdropping of international communications without warrants of Americans who are suspected of having links to...

Reuters - A U.N. Security Council resolution imposing weapons-related sanctions on North Korea shows an international unity that will help get Pyongyang back to six-party talks, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday.

Reuters - President Bush on Sunday said Israel had the right to defend itself in the Middle East, taking an uncompromising stand on rising violence there as he faced talks with G8 leaders.

AP - In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn't want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.