Barack Obama
Obama says the Queen symbolises the 'best of England'
May 22, 2011The Queen symbolises the "best of England" to the whole world, President Barack Obama has told the BBC. Speaking ahead of his first state visit to the UK on Tuesday, he said the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were "extraordinarily gracious...
US 'would repeat Bin Laden raid'
May 22, 2011US President Barack Obama has said he would order a similar operation to that which killed Osama Bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan. He said the US was mindful of Pakistani sovereignty but said the US could not allow "active...
Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with Obama after rejecting US's border proposal (VIDEO)
May 20, 2011U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, just one day after Obama's comments on Israel's possible future borders stoked tensions. The Israeli leader arrived at the White House on Friday, one...
Barack Obama and “Arabian Spring”
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May 20, 2011Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- President Barack Obama made his first full-scale reaction to the turbulent events of recent months in the Arab world. In his keynote speech on Washington's policy toward the Middle East and North Africa, Obama has urged Israelis...
The step-grandmother of Barak Obama threatened by al-Qaeda
May 13, 2011Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- Barack Obama’s step-grandmother is being protected by armed police in Kenya after her life was threatened by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Africa. Security is said to have been enhanced in response to a specific threat...
Obama calls for immigration system reform
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May 11, 2011President Barack Obama has called for broad reform of the US immigration system, while highlighting steps he has taken to strengthen border security. In Texas, Mr Obama backed a path to legal status for illegal immigrants, as well as crackdowns on employers...
US presses Pakistan on Bin Laden
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May 09, 2011US President Barack Obama has called on Pakistan to investigate the network that sustained Osama Bin Laden in his hideout where he was killed last week. Mr Obama told CBS show 60 Minutes the government in Islamabad had to find out if any of its officials...
US asks Pakistan for access to Bin Laden's wives
May 09, 2011The United States says it wants to question three wives of Osama bin Laden who have been in Pakistani custody since May 2, when U.S. special forces raided a Pakistani compound where they were hiding with the al-Qaida leader. U.S. National Security Adviser...
Obama: Raid Was 'Longest 40 Minutes'
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May 09, 2011U.S. President Barack Obama says he ordered the raid against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after deciding that the risks were outweighed by the possibility of "finally getting our man." Mr. Obama said during a broadcast interview on CBS's...
Bin Laden: Publishing images poses 'US security risk'
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May 05, 2011President Barack Obama has said publishing photos of the dead Osama Bin Laden threatens US national security. "I think that, given the graphic nature of these photos, it would create some national security risk," Mr Obama said. The al-Qaeda...