President Barack Obama

Obama issues stark warning on nuclear terrorism

WASHINGTON: Extremist "madmen" from the Islamic State group would not hesitate to launch a catastrophic… Read More

General Raheel Sharif’s US visit: What’s to be discussed?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will visit the US from Sunday,… Read More

Pentagon to unveil Guantanamo closure plan

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is poised to release a much-anticipated report on shutting down Guantanamo Bay,… Read More

Pakistan will clamp down on banned groups including LeT, Sharif tells Obama

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday called on President Barack Obama at the White… Read More

US handed evidences of Indian sponsored terrorism in Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Wednesday handed evidences of Indian involvement in destabilizing it by supporting terrorist… Read More

Selfie madness: Too many dying to get the picture

SYDNEY: The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous,… Read More

Obama's Grandmother to cook for him on Kenya trip

NAIROBI: President Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed on Friday to cook… Read More

Madonna speaks of 'crazy times' after songs leaked

Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what… Read More

Comedian 'Cecily Strong' to entertain White House correspondents' dinner

WASHINGTON: NBC's "Saturday Night Live" comedian Cecily Strong will headline the 2015 White House Correspondents'… Read More

Obama says misread Islamic State; Qaeda warns of attacks on West

BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR: President Barack Obama has acknowledged that U.S. intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State… Read More

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down after contentious term

WASHINGTON: Eric Holder, the first black U.S. attorney general and one of President Barack Obama's… Read More

Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens

WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle… Read More

Islamic State attracts female jihadis from U.S. heartland

MINNEAPOLIS: U.S. law enforcement is investigating a new phenomenon of women from the American heartland… Read More

Kerry presses Arabs to back campaign against Islamic State

JEDDAH: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Arab leaders on Thursday to support President… Read More

Obama to business: tell your lawmakers to renew Ex-Im Bank

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Saturday urged business owners to press Congress to reauthorize the… Read More

U.S. military continues to strike Islamic State in Iraq -U.S. officials

WASHINGTON: U.S. war planes continue to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq despite the militants'… Read More

No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off

OAK BLUFFS: President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq… Read More

Obama says corporate America has benefited from his policies: the Economist

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said corporate America has done well under his economic policies, telling… Read More

U.S. wants inclusive Iraq but won’t choose its rulers: Kerry

CAIRO: Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States wanted Iraqis to… Read More

Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad

BAGHDAD/ARBIL: President Barack Obama refused to rule out U.S. action in Iraq against Sunni Islamist… Read More