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U.S. President Barack Obama is appealing directly to the Iranian people as they celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. In an Internet video released by the White House late Friday, Obama reiterated his offer of engaging in dialogue with Iran, but said Iran's leaders have chosen isolation.

Barack Obama has lost patience with Israel. But neither side dares risk a break-upIT HAS been like a lovers’ tiff without the love—quickly tamped down but with none of the kissing and making up, and no soothing of the underlying rage. As Palestinian violence flared in Jerusalem, Barack Obama’s secretary ...

U.S. President Barack Obama has told visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou the U.S. will work with Greece, which is struggling with massive debt. Both leaders spoke at a White House reception, hours after meeting in the Oval Office.

President Barack Obama will help one of TV’s longest-running series mark an important milestone. Obama will be interviewed by crime crusader John Walsh on the 1,000 episode of America’s Most Wanted, airing 9 PM EST Saturday on FOX, the network said Wednesday. The Commander-in-Chief will discuss the show’s impact in its ...

US President Barack Obama has honoured actor/director Clint Eastwood and musician Bob Dylan with arts and humanities awards. The White House called Eastwood’s films as “essays in individuality” and Dylan as “an icon of youthful rebellion and poetic sensitivity”. “Their careers have helped to mark the landscape of American culture for decades,” ...

China has heavily criticized US President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama. Beijing has summoned the US ambassador for an explanation and released a statement saying it was ‘‘strongly dissatisfied.’‘

On the anniversary of the passing of the economic stimulus package, President Obama discusses the accomplishments and challenges still facing the economy. In terms of job creation, the president says he believes there is still a long way to go, but says technology jobs will be a major part of ...

President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated career diplomat Robert Ford as the first US ambassador to Syria in five years, seeking to engage a US foe and energize his thwarted Middle East peace push. Ford will be the first US ambassador to Damascus since Washington recalled its envoy ...

US President Barack Obama Tuesday laid an $8 billion bet on nuclear power, unveiling loan guarantees to spur construction on the first new US plant since a notorious accident 30 years ago. Obama said nuclear power, despite concerns among some environmentalists over safety, must play a key

US President Barack Obama's fortunes will sink further and nuclear threats will grow, but the world economy will bounce back in the turbulent Year of the Tiger, Chinese soothsayers predict. "Obama will start going downhill this year. He will not be able to achieve much," said Peter ...

The Obama administration on Thursday said it does not believe that Iran can enrich uranium at the level it claims it can. White House officials say work is underway for stronger international sanctions against Iran.

The European Union has scrapped a summit with the US, after President Barack Obama decided not to attend. The event in Madrid in May was to have been the highlight of Spain's six-month EU presidency, and the cancellation is seen as a humiliating blow.

Beijing warned U.S. Pres. Barack Obama that in case he decides to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to China relations between the countries may deteriorate. An executive vice-minister of the United Front Work Department, the Chinese Communist Party's department that officially deals with ethnic policy, Zhu Weiqun said ...

U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a $3.8 trillion budget request to Congress for the fiscal year that begins on October first. It is the first step in what is expected to be a long, contentious budget process.

President Barack Obama wants to end Nasa's moon programme, turn over space transportation to commercial companies and jump-start technologies needed for future human exploration of Mars and other destinations, officials said yesterday. The plan is part of Obama's budget for the financial year to

US President Barack Obama will travel to Indonesia with his family next month, returning to the country where he spent four years as a child, the White House said on Monday. Obama, who has referred to himself as "America's first Pacific president" because ...

President Obama says in a crowdsourced YouTube interview that he remains committed to an open Internet and network neutrality. - President Obama used a YouTube appearance Feb. 1 to again state his support for network neutrality. Following Obama's Jan. 27 State of the Union address, YouTube collected questions and ...

OctoMel — Also Known As “The Anti-Jew” — thinks highly of Barack Obama, but the Lethal Weapon star has his doubts about the president’s ability to achieve all the things he’s promised the American people. Well thank you for that insightful perception, Captain Oblivious McObvious…. Mel gave his two cents on what’s ...

President Barack Obama will propose trimming or chopping 120 government programs to help rein in the US deficit, the White House said on Saturday, in a 2011 budget proposal that a newspaper reported would hit $3.8 trillion. Obama is slated to publish his ...

Mel Gibson has confessed he has little faith in US President Barack Obama’s capabilities to “fix” United States. The controversial actor made the revelation at the Hollywood premiere of his latest drama thriller “Edge of Darkness” that is based on dark politics. “[Obama] is a man with an impossible task on his ...