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Obama urges China to rein in North Korea

Obama urges China to rein in North Korea

US President Barack Obama has urged China to use its influence to stop North Korea’s "bad behaviour" in a nuclear standoff with the West.

US nears 11th hour with no deal in sight

Obama ups pressure ahead of Senate jobs bill vote

President Barack Obama has maintained his attack against congressional Republicans over his jobs bill, upping pressure before it faces a vote.

US’s Operation Twist hammers world markets

Obama offers $3-billion debt plan, tax hikes on rich

President Barack Obama laid out a $3-trillion plan to cut US deficits by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt.

Obama to propose ‘Buffett Tax’ on millionaires

President Barack Obama, in a populist step designed to appeal to voters, will propose a "Buffett Tax" on people making more than $1-million a year.

Obama seizes momentum to push economic agenda

Obama’s election machine revs its engines

President Barack Obama has begun a bus tour of the Midwest, focusing on jobs and the economy, and aiming to leave behind doubts about his leadership.

World leaders hail killing of Bin Laden
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Bin Laden’s luxurious Pakistan compound

US forces found Osama bin Laden not in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, but in a million-dollar compound in an upscale summer resort in Pakistan.

US tornado losses seen in billions

US tornado losses seen in billions

President Barack Obama promised federal aid on Friday to the tornado-ravaged US South, where deadly twisters have killed at least 339 people.

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Obama, Congress in deal to avert govt shutdown

US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a last-minute budget deal on Friday, averting a government shutdown.

Obama to push cooperation to India Parliament

US President Barack Obama met India’s president on Monday ahead of talks with government leaders that will see him address Parliament.

Indian media say Obama visit hitting right notes

Indian media say Obama visit hitting right notes

Indian media on Sunday hailed US President Barack Obama’s decision to ease export controls and support India’s membership of powerful nuclear groups.

Obama pushes Israel on settlements, Arabs on ties

Israel should extend its settlement building moratorium and Arab states should move toward normal ties with the Jewish state, Barack Obama said.

Obama to tell UN Mideast talks need world’s support

Obama to tell UN Mideast talks need world’s support

US President Barack Obama is to make a plea at the United Nations on Thursday for international support for the Middle East peace process.

Obama ‘heartbroken’ by Zimbabwe’s decline

President Barack Obama criticised Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on Tuesday and warned Africa not to repeat the mistakes that betrayed the hopes of a

Leaders play down austerity split on eve of G20

Leaders play down austerity split on eve of G20

The richest economies, saddled with huge debts after spending their way out of the crisis, papered over differences on how to clean up their finances.

US to target excessive financial risk-taking

US President Barack Obama will propose stricter limits on financial risk-taking on Thursday in a move that may recall Depression-era curbs on banks.

Obama chides banks’ ‘audacity’ for fighting fee

President Barack Obama on Saturday slammed Wall Street’s "audacity" for fighting a bail-out fee he wants to slap on financial firms.

Fed set to halve rates, Goldman Sachs reports loss

The Fed appeared set to cut interest rates to within sight of zero on Tuesday and Japan was weighing steps to ease funding.

Rescue of Fannie, Freddie calms markets for now

A government plan to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped calm markets on Monday but did little to allay fears about the health of the system.

More than 80 killed in Iraq bombings

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, according to a…

US forces tighten grip on Iraq city

United States soldiers tightened their cordon around al-Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside…