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Wednesday, May 26, 1999 Published at 11:04 GMT 12:04 UK Special Report G8's shrinking world The G8 summit closes with world leaders predicting closer co-operation. They also agreed to look at ways of helping reduce the debts of developing nations and pollution. Clashes in summit city Police made more than 30 arrests after violent scuffles broke out in Birmingham, where world leaders are gathered for the G8 conference. Net closes on cyber criminals International leaders at the G8 summit in Birmingham are supporting efforts to negotiate a United Nations convention against organised crime, especially . G8 leaders condemn India's nuclear tests The Indian prime minister says his country is now a nuclear power. Meanwhile, leaders at the G8 summit have rebuked him for the weapons tests. G8 support Middle East peace plan The leaders of the G8 have backed the United States' proposal to revive the Middle East peace process. Crowds cheer G8 leaders The world's most powerful leaders have been enjoying a warm Birmingham welcome before getting down to business. Give Africa a future, Blair urges G8 As leaders of the world's leading industrial nations gather in Birmingham, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair calls on them to tackle the problem of Africa's debt burden. James Morgan on the G8 summit G7 summits are a nice and glitzy affair, but they would be even nicer if they would yield any tangible results, says our Economics correspondent James Morgan. Advanced options | Search tips Back to top | BBC News Home | BBC Homepage ©