14:28 PanAfrica: Africa to Get Special Place Among Key Topics At G8 Summit
Africa will have a special place among key topics to be discussed at the Group of 8 (G8) summit to be held under the Russian presidency in St Petersburg this week.

13:18 Paint, Cops and Combs in Petersburg
The ride from Pulkovo Airport to the center of town has never been smoother. Only hours from now, columns of armored black cars will sail along Moskovsky Prospekt past impeccably manicured parks and centuries-old facades still gleaming with fresh paint.

13:11 Russian and US Presidents expected to meet in St Petersburg today
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Russian city of St Petersburg to attend the G8 Summit scheduled for 15-17 July this year.