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Obama, Medvedev urge Senate to ratify arms treaty

US President Barack Obama used the international stage on Saturday to press his Republican opponents in Congress to ratify a new nuclear arms deal.

Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked

Obama signs historic Wall Street overhaul into law

President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression.

Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny

The cap on BP’s stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well appeared to hold on Friday, but officials have intensified monitoring.

World leaders meet on nuclear terrorism threat

World leaders meet on nuclear terrorism threat

US President Barack Obama, who is hosting the 47-nation summit, says nuclear terrorism is the single biggest threat to global security.

Obama vows to fight on after tough year

United States President Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda on Wednesday and promised not to abandon his healthcare overhaul.

US spy chief in spotlight after botched plane attack

US intelligence chief Admiral Dennis Blair faced tough questions about his future on Wednesday as the Obama administration fended off criticism.

Obama accepts peace prize, defends ‘just wars’

The US must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, Barack Obama said as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

White House mulls site for Guantánamo detainees

The Obama administration is close to selecting a location on US soil to house some detainees from the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

Obama to tap Bernanke for second term as Fed chief

US President Barack Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairperson of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday.

Obama looks to Mubarak for help in Mideast peace

Barack Obama, looking to kickstart the stalled Middle East peace process, will hold talks on Tuesday with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.

Obama calls for new beginning between US, Muslims

President Barack Obama sought a ”new beginning” between the United States and the Muslim world on Thursday.

Obama Cairo speech aims to mend rift with Muslims

US President Barack Obama was in Egypt on Thursday to deliver an address that will be crucial to his efforts to repair US ties with the Muslim world.

Obama’s new Afghan plan to target al-Qaeda safe havens

The US president plans to send thousands of troops to train Afghan forces as part of a strategy that will focus efforts on destroying al-Qaeda havens.

Obama sets Iraq deadline, unveils new strategy

President Barack Obama said on Friday he would end US operations in Iraq in 18 months but leave up to 50 000 troops there to provide stability.

Obama administration moves to heal rift with Europe

US Vice-President Joe Biden will seek to break with the unilateralist tilt of the Bush years in a major weekend foreign policy speech in Germany.

Don’t panic, Zuma tells investors

Jacob Zuma, widely expected to become South Africa’s next president, met US government officials on Tuesday to assure them it was business as usual.

Economic downturn hits US police

The financial crisis is a double whammy for police in many US cities: they face budget cuts as they brace for an expected surge in crime.

US death toll in Iraq reaches 4 000

The number of United States soldiers to die in Iraq has reached 4Â 000, the US military said on Monday, just days after the fifth anniversary of a war that President George Bush…

Fresh violence frays militia truce in Iraq

Mehdi Army fighters attacked police patrols in southern Baghdad, police said on Friday, further fraying a seven-month-old ceasefire called by Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to…

US says Iran still training Iraqi militias

The United States military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq but no let-up in Tehran’s training and financing of…