It serves me at home where we maintain a tradition of gathering each night at the dinner table to eat and talk to each other.

NPR: The Practice of Slowing Down

Bachelet, Brown, Lula da Silva and Stoltenberg will address the gathering Friday night to speak about charting a progressive path in response to the global economic crisis.

CNN: Biden meets leaders ahead of G-20 summit

Speaking before the two-day G7 gathering started with a formal dinner on Friday night, Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi said the yen's current low value simply reflected the country's ongoing economic recovery.

BBC: NEWS | Business | G7 ministers meeting in Germany

Mainly established to serve as an advocate service, the union building also became a social gathering place, and eventually the tradition of late-night jam sessions was born.

BBC: Kansas City's Midwest renaissance

North Korea and Iran, while not officially on the nuclear-security summit agenda this week, are already overshadowing the biennial gathering, which begins Monday night and serves as a forum for world leaders to discuss how to contain the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

WSJ: Obama Seeks Tougher China on Pyongyang

The night after the deaths a vigil was held, and people are still gathering for mutual support.

BBC: Coming to terms with tragedy