LONDON -- Leaders of the world’s eight biggest economies will attend the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland from June 17-18. The security bill for the two-day event is estimated at around £50 million ($75m, €58m).
With the event taking place in Northern Ireland, rather than focusing on protests, the security operation is being tailored towards preventing terrorist attacks by groups such as the New IRA and ONH (Oglaigh na hEireann).
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PARIS -- Airbus engineers are working 13-hour days to get the A350 plane off the ground in time to scoop headlines at the June 17 opening of the Paris Air Show. Getting the wide-body A350 aloft will steal the limelight from Boeings troubled 787 Dreamliner.
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LONDON -- Events in June include presidential elections in Iran, the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, while U.S. president Barack Obama meets new Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and later in the month visits Africa.
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PARIS -- When Roland Garros swings open its gates on Sunday, the smart money will be on Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams to win the men's and women's titles. Nadal is playing his first Grand Slam after being out for months due to injury.
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TEHRAN -- The 680 candidates in Iran's presidential election have been winnowed down to eight men acceptable to the guardians of the revolution in Tehran. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the leading opposition-backed candidate has been banned.
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MT. EVEREST -- On May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest. Since then, more than 3,000 climbers have reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
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WASHINGTON -- In a lengthy address at the National Defence University Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes.
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AMMAN -- Syrian warplanes and tanks supported by Lebanese Hezbollah militants pounded the rebel-held town of Qusair on Monday, while Israel threatened more strikes inside Syria to stop Hezbollah getting advanced weapons from Syria.
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BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss a plan to stamp down on corporate tax evasion. Use of offshore subsidiaries to slash corporate tax bills by Vodafone, Starbucks and Amazon has attracted widespread protests.
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G8 Summit security to cost £50 million
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