President Barack Obama

Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former… Read More

VIDEO: Obama warns stern test of US democracy, in farewell speech

CHICAGO: President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the United States faces a stern test of… Read More

Serving as US commander in chief a privilege, says Obama

HAWAII: President Barack Obama said on Sunday it had been the "privilege of my life"… Read More

Top US spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking: sources

WASHINGTON: The overseers of the US intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that… Read More

Trump turns to Washington lawyer to navigate legal, ethics issues

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA./WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Friday chose Washington insider Donald McGahn to… Read More

Trump considers seeking Bill Clinton’s advice

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has said he would consider seeking advice from Bill Clinton, just days… Read More

Defiant Trump, confident Clinton set for last debate in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES: Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump wade into their last… Read More

US Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of… Read More

Obama nominates Pakistan-born American federal judge

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has named Pakistani origin Muslim Abid Qureshi to serve as a… Read More

Obama warns Democrats against overconfidence about Clinton victory

CHILMARK, UNITED STATES: Declaring he was tired of talking about Donald Trump, President Barack Obama… Read More

15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE

WASHINGTON: Fifteen Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the largest such… Read More

Obama finds Guantanamo promise is hard to keep

NEW YORK: President Barack Obama is again facing dissent from within his administration – this… Read More

NATO approves keeping expanded Afghan basing, in nod to long fight

BRUSSELS: The NATO alliance agreed on Wednesday to hold onto its broad geographic layout of… Read More

Orlando shooter’s wife Noor Salman ‘may face charges’

ORLANDO, FLA./WASHINGTON: The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay… Read More

Obama, Clinton criticize Trump for proposed Muslim ban

WASHINGTON: Democratic President Barack Obama lambasted Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday… Read More

Obama hails Ali as champion ‘who fought for what was right’

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to late boxing great Muhammad Ali, as a… Read More

Obama visits Hiroshima, pays tribute to victims of nuclear attack

HIROSHIMA: President Barack Obama on Friday paid moving tribute to victims of the world's first… Read More

Obama confident TPP deal can be ratified in US

HANOI: President Barack Obama said Monday he remained confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal… Read More

Obama to visit Hiroshima after G7 summit: report

TOKYO: President Barack Obama will go to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima right after a… Read More

Kerry pays landmark visit to Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial

HIROSHIMA: John Kerry on Monday became the first US secretary of state to visit Hiroshima's… Read More