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Barack Obama

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/ 4 June 2009

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.

By Ross Colvin and David Alexander
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/ 4 June 2009

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.

By Ross Colvin and David Alexander
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/ 3 June 2009

Obama antagonising Muslims, says Bin Laden

President Barack Obama launched a landmark Middle East trip on Wednesday, but earned a swift rebuke from Osama bin Laden in a stinging new audiotape.

By Stephen Collinson
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/ 2 June 2009

Obama vows to get Mideast talks back on track

President Barack Obama on Tuesday voiced confidence that the US can help get ”serious negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians back on track.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 May 2009

Middle East hangs on Obama’s words

A strong speech in Cairo could help tip the balance in Lebanese and Iranian elections and convince Arabs of American intentions

By Simon Tisdall
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/ 29 May 2009

Palestinians encouraged by Obama’s commitment to peace

The Palestinians’ top negotiator said he was ”encouraged” following President Mahmoud Abbas’s White House meeting with Barack Obama.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 May 2009

US ups ante ahead of Abbas-Obama meeting

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to meet with President Barack Obama Thursday as the new US administration steps up pressure on Israel.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 May 2009

SA wines winning more attention abroad

The Obamas had a reservation for the night Democrats announced their candidate and the restaurant was looking for a wine that popped.

By Michelle Faul
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/ 27 May 2009

Tunisia to take in Guantánamo nationals

Tunisia said on Tuesday the North African country is ready to take back for legal examination all its nationals held at Guantánamo Bay.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 May 2009

Dick Cheney unplugged

The former US vice president refuses to be a has-been. His voice appears to carry even more weight than it did in the days of the Bush administration.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 May 2009

US to steer GM into bankruptcy, says report

The United States government is readying to steer General Motors into bankruptcy, according to a media report on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 May 2009

Guantánamo proving a political headache for Obama

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday aims to grab back the initiative in a riotous debate unleashed by his order to shut Guantánamo Bay.

By Stephen Collinson
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/ 19 May 2009

Obama, Netanyahu bare Iran, Palestinian divides

During an intense first meeting on Monday, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare differing approaches.

By Stephen Collinson
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/ 15 May 2009

Obama’s barbed words worry corporate world

Relations between President Barack Obama and US corporate leaders have grown tense in recent weeks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 May 2009

Thousands cross lagoon to flee Sri Lanka fighting

Thousands of Sri Lankans under fire waded across a lagoon to escape the island’s war zone, where the military has surrounded Tiger rebels.

By C Bryson Hull and Ranga Sirilal
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/ 14 May 2009

Obama rejects release of detainee abuse photos

President Barack Obama has reversed a decision to release photos showing abuse of "war on terror" detainees.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 May 2009

UN rights chief urges Obama to prosecute torturers

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday welcomed the election of the United States to the top United Nations rights forum.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 May 2009

Iran to free jailed US journalist

An American journalist jailed in Iran will be freed on Monday and can leave the country immediately, her lawyer said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 May 2009

Cheney: Interrogations saved ‘hundreds of thousands’

Dick Cheney insisted on Sunday that intelligence extracted from interrogations of suspected militants had saved "hundreds of thousands" of lives.

By Jitendra Joshi
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/ 9 May 2009

Obama set to revive Guantánamo trials

US President Barack Obama is set to revive the system of military commissions for prosecuting Guantánamo detainees, but with more legal protections.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 May 2009

Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal

The United States told the Syrian government on Thursday it was committed to seeking a peace deal between Syria and Israel.

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
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/ 6 May 2009

Obama wants alliance with Afghan, Pakistani leader

Barack Obama will urge the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside mistrust and join Washington in an alliance against Islamic extremists.

By David Alexander
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/ 5 May 2009

‘Obama factor’ might give Chicago Olympic edge

Spain’s IOC representative thinks US President Barack Obama has the chance to get the 2016 Olympics for his home city, Chicago.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 May 2009

White House takes leap into Web 2.0

The White House took a major leap into Web 2.0 on Friday, launching pages on social networks MySpace and Facebook and sending its first "tweets".

By Chris Lefkow
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/ 2 May 2009

On the cusp of change

Chris McGreal speaks to Americans about Barack Obama’s first 100 days as president .

By Chris Mcgreal
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/ 29 April 2009

Twenty-one heads of state at Zuma’s inauguration

Twenty-one heads of state have so far confirmed they will be attending African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma’s inauguration.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 April 2009

Obama marks whirlwind first 100 days in office

Barack Obama on Wednesday will mark the 100th day of his presidency after a whirlwind start in which he has signalled a new approach.

By Caren Bohan
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/ 27 April 2009

US split on torture as polls approve Obama’s first 100 days

A narrow majority of Americans back the president’s decision to release Bush administration torture memos amid high approval ratings.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 April 2009

Washington forum draws worst greenhouse polluters

Diplomats from the world’s biggest greenhouse polluters meet in the US on Monday in a forum aimed at getting a UN agreement to curb global warming.

By Deborah Zabarenko
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/ 24 April 2009

It might be fun to see Cheney behind bars for condoning torture

The fact that waterboarding was repeated so many times on two people suggests that Bush officials lied when they said its use was strictly controlled.

By Alexander Chancellor
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/ 21 April 2009

Cuban prisoners don’t want to be traded for spies

A rights activist says most of Cuba’s political prisoners would rather serve out terms than be part of an exchange for spies imprisoned in the US.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 April 2009

Ahmadinejad prompts walkout from UN racism summit

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted a walkout from his speech to a UN racism summit on Monday when he accused Israel of racism against the Palestinians.

By Laura MacInnis
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