US President Barack Obama

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles: foreign minister

The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which cannot guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister says.

Declaring a historic victory, Clinton turns fire on Trump in her White House bid

Fresh from sewing up the Democratic presidential nomination, HIllary Clinton takes aim at her Republican nemesis Donald Trump for using divisive rhetoric that belittles women, Muslims and immigrants.

Obama will not attend Muhammad Ali memorial

US President Barack Obama will not attend a memorial to the late boxer Muhammad Ali on Friday, the White House says.

Obama writes to slain LGBT editor’s family

US President Barack Obama writes to the family of slain LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and extends his condolences.

Obama wraps up historic Asia trip

US President Barack Obama wraps up a historic trip to Asia, where he sought to deepen US involvement by boosting ties to former adversaries in the region.

Obama: Hiroshima memory must never fade

US President Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima, where the US dropped the world's first nuclear bomb.

Obama, Bourdain eat cheap noodles, drink cold beer in Vietnam

Deep in the heart of Hanoi, US President Barack Obama sits down for a $6 meal with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Tuesday. The chef, known for his love of adventurous street food, describes the date in a series of tweets and an Instagram post.

US president's daughter Malia to go to Harvard

US President Barack Obama's elder daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in 2017, after taking a year off following her high school graduation, the White House says.

Syria conflict: Obama rules out ground troops for Syria

US President Barack Obama rules out US ground troops for Syria and tells the BBC military efforts alone cannot solve the country's problems.

April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015

Obama: China 'using muscle' to dominate in South China Sea

Barack Obama says the US is concerned China is using "sheer size and muscle" to strong-arm smaller nations in the sea row.

April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015

Dumb's the Word

A closet Muslim US President strikes a nuclear deal with the Shia Muslim President of Iran that enrages the Jewish Prime Minister of Israel.

April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015

Why Europe Backs Obama on Iran

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems close to ordering a general mobilization of his country's military, and Republicans in the United States are preparing for a ferocious battle with President Barack Obama's administration, in the wake of the framework nuclear agreement with Iran.

March 8, 2015
March 8, 2015

Obama in Selma: Our march is not over

US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans in a forceful speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary

February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015

New York trio 'tried to join IS'

FBI arrests three foreign nationals living in Brooklyn who agents say sought to join the Islamic State

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