Tag: President Barack Obama
Obama: Malaysian plane search top priority
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a “top priority” for the United States…
Obama in New York Gap store to push wage plan
US President Barack Obama Tuesday launched a New York shopping spree — to treat his wife and daughters — and…
Obama outraged by plight of minority youths in US
President Barack Obama on Thursday branded the plight of minority youths in America an “outrage” as he launched a program…
America forges ahead with plan to light up Africa
US lawmakers Thursday broke through a logjam on a plan to bring electricity to 50 million Africans, in what Washington…
Obama loses beer bet to Canadian PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper aimed to collect Friday on a wager for beer with US President Barack Obama after…
China protests Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama
US President Barack Obama will host Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, a…
Obama bemoans getting older
Like most Americans of a certain age, President Barack Obama is starting to complain about the aches and pains of…
Obama warns Uganda on anti-gay law
US President Barack Obama on Sunday warned Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni against enacting anti-gay legislation, calling it a “step backward”…
Are the Obamas heading for divorce?
Is the 21-year old marriage of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, heading for the rocks? Speculations about the…
Obama to invite 47 African leaders for summit
President Barack Obama will invite 47 leaders to a landmark US-Africa summit in August, seeking to widen US trade, development…
Cannabis not more dangerous than drinking: Obama
President Barack Obama says smoking pot is no more dangerous than drinking but calls it a “bad idea,” amid a…
Accenture takes over Obamacare website
Global consulting firm Accenture has been chosen to take over the running of the US government’s trouble-plagued health insurance website,…
In Pictures: Memorial for Nelson Mandela
A memorial service was held for the departed South African leader, Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg today. Many world leaders showed…
World Leaders pay tribute to Mandela
World leaders have been paying special tributes to former President Nelson Mandela who died today, aged 95. US President Barack…
Boko Haram: The Road to US Blacklist
The United States on Wednesday designated Nigeria’s radical Islamist Boko Haram network and an offshoot known as Ansaru as terror…