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Obama: US, France resolved to 'finish job' in Libya
May 27, 2011The US and France are joined in their determination to "finish the job" in Libya, Barack Obama has said at the G8 summit in France. The US president said that meeting the UN resolution could not be achieved while Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi...
US withdraws diplomats from Yemen amid clashes
May 26, 2011The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of embassy staff to leave Yemen as fighting there escalates. Medical sources say 72 people have died in three days of clashes between tribal fighters and government troops. President...
President Obama in UK: Our relationship is 'special'
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May 25, 2011President Barack Obama has said the relationship between the US and the UK is "special" and "stronger than it has ever been". At a joint press conference in London with David Cameron, Mr Obama said the two men "saw eye to eye...
Netanyahu: Israel 'to be generous' in Palestine deal
May 24, 2011Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has told the US Congress Israel would be generous with the size of a future Palestinian state but that the border could not rest at pre-1967 lines. But he said he was "willing to make painful compromises" to achieve...
Queen greets President Obama on first UK state visit
May 24, 2011The Queen has greeted US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, at the start of his first UK state visit. The Obamas also met Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall and spent 20 minutes with newlyweds the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They...
Obama affirms US-Irish ties in Dublin on Europe tour
May 23, 2011US President Barack Obama has used an open-air speech in the Irish capital to reaffirm US-Irish ties, at the start of a week-long tour of Europe. Mr Obama praised the Irish people for striving to overcome sectarian differences and financial difficulties...
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...
Donald Trump says he won't run for US president in 2012
May 17, 2011Tycoon Donald Trump says he will not run for the US presidency in 2012, declaring he is not ready to leave the private sector. On Monday, he said he could win, but "business is my greatest passion". In recent months, the real estate mogul...
Today in Jerusalem: Why George Mitchell failed?
May 16, 2011US envoys to the region must realize that the problem Palestinians have is Israel's existence, not its borders. Special US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell, the man charged with reconciling the Israelis and Palestinians, resigned this weekend...
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...