G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore

BRISBANE:  Feuding G20 leaders found common ground  Saturday in vowing to “extinguish” the Ebola outbreak as they worked to revamp the global economy at a summit marked by discord over Ukraine and climate change.
Along with the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, a surprise Sino-US pact on global warming has upset Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s desire to emerge from the Brisbane summit with a singular focus on reviving economic growth around the world.
Western leaders including Abbott were particularly incensed with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over Ukraine in July.
At one point Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was approached by Putin in Brisbane to shake hands, according to a news agency..