G-20 holds key to Canada's diplomatic future

In a paper, released today by The School of Public Policy, Paul Heinbecker examines the G-20 as a major innovation in international governance.

The author suggests that Canada's foreign policy interests can be advanced through careful use of G-20 relationships.

Ian Tomlinson death: IPCC rules Met officer 'reckless' in conduct

A senior Metropolitan police officer has been found to have "recklessly" misled two pathologists over the possible cause of Ian Tomlinson's death at the G20 protests in London.

Detective Inspector Eddie Hall was investigated after it emerged he told two forensic experts Tomlinson had fallen to the ground in front of a police van before the newspaper seller later came into contact with PC Simon Harwood.

G-20 Seoul Speakers' Consultation seeks parliamentary action on global issues

Sharing experiences and know-how through parliamentary exchanges is key to tackling major problems the global community is facing, South Korea's parliamentary speaker said Wednesday as he prepared to host a conference of his counterparts from the Group of 20 countries later this month.

"We are now faced with many problems that threaten the global community as a whole, such as nuclear crisis, natural disasters, poverty, terror and financial crisis," National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae said at a press briefing. "Not only efforts by individual countries alone, but also close cooperation among the global community is needed more than ever."

UUP peer’s fury at G20 death ‘fall guy’

Britain's most senior police officer has denied he was jumping to judgment and using the officer involved in the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests as a “fall guy”.

Sir Paul Stephenson was accused of being prepared to “surrender” Pc Simon Harwood by the Ulster Unionist peer Lord Maginnis, who added he was “horrified” by the police stance.

Oil Price Controls Are Advocated by UN in Proposal for G-20, OPEC Accord

The Group of 20 nations should negotiate a benchmark “fair” cost of oil with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and limit price movements within a band, the United Nations said.

The G-20 needs to “act decisively to moderate the volatility of oil and food prices,” the agency said in a statement as it released an annual report on Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok today.

G20 summit in Toronto

Britain's most senior prosecutor has said he was considering whether to prosecute the police officer who attacked Ian Tomlinson for manslaughter after an inquest jury found that the newspaper seller had been unlawfully killed.

Tomlinson, 47, had been trying to walk home from work through the G20 demonstrations near the Bank of England when he was attacked from behind by a Metropolitan police constable, Simon Harwood, a member of the Met's Territorial Support Group (TSG).

Paper Seller Unlawfully Killed During Protests, Jury Says

Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by a police officer during the April 2009 c protests in London, a coroner’s inquest found today.

A jury at the inquest into Tomlinson’s death said today that a policeman used “excessive and unreasonable force” when he hit Tomlinson and shoved him to the ground, a court official said.