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Questions Obama dodged in terror speech
US President Barack Obama set out Thursday to redefine the US fight against global terrorism. But despite calling for a more targeted and not “boundless” theater of global operations, Obama left the specifics and timelines for action, by which his success or failure can be measured, out of his big…
Obama: If daughters get tattoos, Michelle and I will too
US President Barack Obama has a unique strategy for keeping his daughters from getting tattoos: threatening to get the same design, along with his wife, and turning it into a family YouTube moment. “What we’ve said to the girls is: ‘If you guys ever decide that you’re going to get…
Obama speaks to Afghan president three days after NATO strike kills children
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, for what officials said were regular consultations, three days after a NATO air strike killed 11 Afghan children. The White House announced the conversation, but would not divulge whether Obama mentioned the strike, which caused the latest of…
Obama launches $100 million brain-mapping project
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s. “The most powerful computer in the world isn’t nearly as intuitive as the one we’re born with,” Obama said at the White House.…
Obama ends four-day Middle East tour with visit to Jordan’s ‘spectacular’ Petra ruins
US President Barack Obama strolled among the ancient Jordanian ruins at Petra on Saturday, on the final leg of a four-day Middle East tour dominated by his embrace of Israel. Obama flew by helicopter to view the rose-coloured stone ruins of the ancient Nabataean city, after winds from a sandstorm…
Obama visits Bethlehem’s Nativity Church attributed to Jesus’ birth
US President Barack Obama on Friday visited Bethlehem’s Nativity Church built on the site where tradition says Jesus was born, at the end of a three-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. The visit took place later than expected because of an unexpected sandstorm which forced the president to…
Greenpeace activists protesting Obama and Arctic drilling arrested at Jerusalem bridge
Police arrested eight Greenpeace activists Thursday after members of the group chained themselves to a bridge in Jerusalem demanding US President Barack Obama halt exploratory drilling in the Arctic, an official said. “We have taken in eight activists for questioning, but there are still others at the site,” police spokesman…
‘Gaza rockets’ hit southern Israel during Obama visit
Two rockets fired by militants in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Thursday hit southern Israel as US President Barack Obama was visiting the country, police said. “One exploded in the back yard of a house in Sderot, causing damage and the second landed in a field,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld…
Palestinians eye concrete gains during Obama visit
The Palestinians are hoping to see concrete gains from US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit, while acknowledging it unlikely the trip will bring about a peace breakthrough. Obama himself has played down expectations of pushing forward peace talks on his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as president,…
Iranian military commander tells Obama ‘all options on table’
A top Iranian military commander on Saturday told US President Barack Obama that Tehran also had all of its “options on the table,” echoing a warning to the Islamic republic by the American leader. “Mr Obama, do not make a mistake: we too have all our options on the table.…
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