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U.S. President, Obama, seeks to end 'war on terror'
2013 May 25 | 919 Views
Washington - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islam...by Staff Reporter
Controversies give Obama new governing headaches
2013 May 14 | 2532 Views
U.S. President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.It happened when the preside...by Reuters
Obama praises Russia after Boston bombings
2013 May 01 | 2785 Views
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the performance of law enforcement authorities including the FBI and praised the Russian side's cooperation following the Boston bombings....by Staff Reporter
U.S President Obama pokes fun at himself
2013 April 28 | 3175 Views
Washington - President Barack Obama poked fun at himself, his political opponents, the news media and even his wife's hairstyle late on Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner....by Staff Reporter
Man arrested for sending Obama a poisonous letter
2013 April 18 | 3301 Views
A 45-year-old father of four from Mississippi was arrested on Wednesday in a scheme to kill US President Barack Obama with a poisoned letter.The letter to Obama contained deadly ricin, accord...by Staff Reporter
Michelle Obama praises new movie chronicling Jackie Robinson's rise
2013 April 03 | 2043 Views
WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama said Tuesday that a new movie chronicling Jackie Robinson's rise through Major League Baseball, including the racial discrimination he endured while breaking the sport's co...by Staff Reporter
Obama's wife is a Zimbabwean!
2013 April 01 | 22840 Views
HARARE - Newspapers in Zimbabwe's major cities are selling like hot cakes after reports suggesting that United States First Lady Michelle Obama's father was born in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP)....by Conilious Toga
Man (25) pleads guilty to threatening to assassinate Obama
2013 March 19 | 3609 Views
A 25-year-old Alabama man, Jarvis Britton pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate President Obama in a Twitter message. A member of the anti-government militia F.E.A.R., Britton will be s...by Staff Reporter
US President urges Supreme Court to strike down California law banning gay marriage
2013 March 01 | 3174 Views
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country.The adm...by Staff Reporter
US president no-fly zone breached
2013 February 18 | 3149 Views
Palm City - US officials say they're investigating three more apparent breaches of the no-fly zone above President Barack Obama's vacation spot along Florida's Atlantic coastline.According to ...by Staff Reporter
Obama hints daughter (14) now dating?
2013 February 16 | 7173 Views
Malia Obama, daughter of President Obama, is now rumored to be dating.It hasn't been even a month since speculation arose about just how Sasha and Malia Obama's teens would effect President ...by Staff Reporter
'Even Barack Obama wants to meet Mugabe'
2013 February 05 | 4988 Views
Former Big Brother star, Makosi Musambasi says she now wants to meet President Mugabe."Who doesn't? Even Barack Obama wants to meet Robert Mugabe," she said adding : "There are a lot of coward...by Staff reporter
Obama's uncle gets US deportation hearing
2013 January 31 | 4104 Views
A federal immigration judge has scheduled a new deportation hearing granted last year to President Barack Obama's uncle in the state of Massachusetts.Onyango Obama is the half-brother of the p...by Sapa
US President signs fiscal cliff deal
2013 January 03 | 2023 Views
Honolulu - President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households.The bill, which averts a looming fisca...by Staff Reporter
Historic victory for Obama
2012 November 07 | 3703 Views
Barack Obama has won the US presidential elections for the 2nd time.The call comes after the Obama was the projected winner in the crucial battleground of Ohio, and subsequently wo...by Moyo Roy
US Presidential debate: Obama vs Romney - Video
2012 October 04 | 2363 Views
Watch the latest video at video.fo...by Staff reporter
US President, Obama tours storm-hit Louisiana
2012 September 04 | 1350 Views
Laplace - President Barack Obama toured hurricane-stricken Louisiana on Monday and promised federal recovery help as he sought to show his administration was on top of the disaster response on th...by Reuters
US group attacks Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden
2012 August 15 | 1995 Views
A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osa...by Reuters
Barack Obama enjoys quiet birthday
2012 August 05 | 1453 Views
Washington - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday with a round of golf and a quiet weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat, taking a break from campaigning three mont...by AP
Obama booed for failing to smooch Michelle
2012 July 18 | 2901 Views
US President Obama hopes voters in November will be less fickle than the crowd was at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.The US President and First ...by Staff reporter
'US police officer wanted to kill Obama'
2012 July 13 | 3994 Views
A police officer in the US capital Washington was being investigated over alleged plans to kill First Lady Michelle Obama.The officer, who had worked as a White House security motorbike escor...by Sapa-dpa
Obama urges US lawmakers to pass legislation to extend student loan
2012 June 24 | 919 Views
US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged lawmakers to stop playing politics and pass legislation to extend student loan subsidies due to expire at the end of June."We are eight days away f...by Staff reporter
Obama grants deportation immunity to young illegal immigrants
2012 June 16 | 1573 Views
US President Barack Obama announced a controversial policy change - seemingly smart election-year politics for a commander in chief who is counting on Latino votes in November - that could affect abo...by NYDN
Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa
2012 June 15 | 1377 Views
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ - Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa"I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnecte...by APO
Al Qaeda group offers rewards of chickens, camels for info on Obama, Clinton
2012 June 11 | 1960 Views
A Somali Islamist militant group is offering rewards of chickens and camels for information on the whereabouts of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, mocking the millions of...by Reuters
Obama hosts Zimbabwe 'young leaders'
2012 June 10 | 1190 Views
TWO Zimbabwean youth entrepreneurs - Simbarashe Mhungu and Limbikani Makani - will travel to the United States as part of the U.S. President's Young African Leaders Initiative.They will attend...by Staff reporter
56 percent of Americans think Obama will win 2012 presidential election
2012 May 16 | 1290 Views
Fifty-six percent of Americans think President Barack Obama will win the 2012 presidential election, compared with 36 percent who think Republican challenger Mitt Romney will win, according to the US...by Staff reporter
Obama appoints new US envoy for Zimbabwe
2012 May 14 | 1949 Views
United States President Barack Obama has nominated career diplomat David Bruce Wharton as ambassador to Zimbabwe to replace Charles Ray whose three-year term in Harare ends this year.Wharton ...by Staff reporter
Right hammers Obama for playing politics with anniversary of bin Laden's death
2012 April 29 | 2329 Views
As the US President Barack Obama embraces the killing of Osama bin Laden as a campaign theme, the right is hammering him for playing politics with the approaching one-year anniversary of the terrorist...by Moyo Roy
Obama compared to Adolf Hitler
2012 April 20 | 2288 Views
Peoria - An Illinois Roman Catholic diocese whose bishop compared President Barack Obama's health care policies to actions taken by Adolf Hitler said on Thursday that the comments, which prompted out...by AFP
US President pledges immigration reform
2012 April 15 | 1811 Views
Colombia - US President Barack Obama is promising to tackle immigration reform in the first year of a second term.Obama says in a television interview that he would work on immigration this ye...by Moyo Roy
Kanye West is still a 'jackass' according to Obama
2012 April 13 | 4586 Views
The US President Barack Obama spoke out about his rap star preferences in a brief interview with The Atlantic...by Moyo roy
Beyonce pens an emotional letter to Michelle Obama
2012 April 13 | 5990 Views
US pop diva Beyonce is so impressed with the example Michelle Obama has set as First Lady that she picked up a pen and poured out her praise on paper.The superstar songbird and new mom posted...by Moyo Roy
Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers to attack Obama's aircraft: Reports
2012 March 17 | 906 Views
Washington - Before his death, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Barack Obama, the Washington Post reported on F...by Staff reporter
Afghan killing, 'tragic and shocking' says Obama
2012 March 12 | 907 Views
US President Barack Obama has called an incident in which an American soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, "tragic and shocking".In a written statement, Mr Obama said:...by Staff reporter
New Iran talks should calm 'drums of war' - Obama
2012 March 07 | 853 Views
US President Barack Obama said an announcement on Tuesday of six-power talks with Iran offered a diplomatic chance to defuse a crisis over its nuclear program and quiet the "drums of war."EU ...by Reuters
Man (33) threatens to kill Obama
2012 March 04 | 1008 Views
New York - A man is accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and elementary schoolchildren in upstate New York.Prosecutors say the US Secret Service and local authorities collabo...by AP
'I don't bluff', Obama warns Iran
2012 March 03 | 964 Views
US President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of U.S. military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also c...by Moyo Roy
Obama's election-year budget to raise taxes for the rich
2012 February 13 | 785 Views
US President, Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget on Monday that raises taxes on millionaires and seeks billions of dollars for job-creating infrastructure projects, drawing a populist b...by Staff reporter
Christians cry foul: Did Obama exploit Jesus for political gain
2012 February 05 | 970 Views
CHICAGO, IL - It is not the first time religion has been invoked for political gain, and it probably will not be the last. At this year's annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, President Ob...by William Kelly
Barack Obama vows to use all options to stop Iran's bid for nuke weapon
2012 January 25 | 637 Views
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday night to use all options possible in stopping Iran's bid for a nuclear weapon, but did not rule out a peaceful resolution."Let there be no doubt: ...by Moyo Roy
Oprah Winfrey backs Obama's 2012 presidential campaign
2012 January 15 | 861 Views
Declaration comes after a report last April saying Winfrey would not publicly endorse Obama during his reelection campaign for fear of alienating her network's viewers, the New York Daily reported on ...by nydailynews
Lawsuit challenges validity of Obama's birth certificate
2012 January 09 | 657 Views
The validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate has been questioned ad nauseam in lawsuits and political forums across the U.S., and now the Alabama courts will get their turn.Despi...by Phillip Rawls - AP
Obama campaign warns of 'extremist' candidates
2012 January 04 | 731 Views
Washington - US President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign early on Wednesday sought to portray the nation's first Republican nomination battle as a victory for "extremist" candidates....by Moyo Roy
Obama welcomes US troops from just ended Iraq war
2011 December 15 | 1096 Views
US President Obama on Wednesday fulfilled his campaign promise to end the war in Iraq when he formally marked its end with a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Obama welcomed the troops home and th...by -
Obama begs Iran for the drone
2011 December 12 | 900 Views
Washington - President Barack Obama on Monday said the US government had requested the return of a spy drone downed over Iran but declined to discuss if its loss could compromise US national security....by Reuters
Obama administration to use foreign aid to promote gay rights
2011 December 06 | 615 Views
The Obama administration will begin considering how countries treat gay and lesbian citizens when making decisions about allocating foreign aid, an official familiar with the decision says.The...by Staff reporter
Russian newsreader shows Obama her middle finger on TV
2011 November 24 | 757 Views
A top Russian female newsreader has caused a stir after appearing to offensively show US President Barack Obama her middle finger during a live newscast. Online footage of the incident, whic...by Staff reporter
Obama dodges deportation
2011 November 18 | 500 Views
DRESSED casually in a sweater and baseball cap behind the till surrounded by spirits, this is the photo which shows Barack Obama's uncle continuing to dodge deportation charges while working in a liqu...by Staff reporter
US White House shooting suspect called Obama 'the anti-Christ'
2011 November 18 | 521 Views
WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old man charged with firing a semiautomatic rifle at the White House last week called President Obama "the anti-Christ" and told federal agents he wanted to hurt the president,...by Staff reporter

