Barack Obama

U.S. signals it could change pro-democracy programs in Cuba

A top U.S. official said on Tuesday that Washington could change pro-democracy programs in Cuba that...

May 19, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment

President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by po...

May 18, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Iran's leader vows to protect 'oppressed' people in the region

Iran will help oppressed people in the region, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturda...

May 17, 2015 09:24 AM EDT

U.S. says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid

American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group'...

May 16, 2015 11:11 AM EDT

Migrants in 'maritime ping-pong' as Asian nations turn them back

A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian ves...

May 16, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies, sees no early end to Syria war

U.S. President Barack Obama said in remarks broadcast on Friday that Washington would assist Gulf al...

May 15, 2015 07:33 PM EDT

Facebook 'tramples European privacy law': Belgian watchdog

Belgium's privacy watchdog accused Facebook (FB.O) on Friday of trampling on European privacy laws b...

May 15, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

House votes to end spy agencies' bulk collection of phone data

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would end spy agencies' bulk col...

May 14, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Why Ted Cruz is wowing some of Wall Street's money-men

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a Tea Party favorite and leading figure in the 2013 government shut...

May 14, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

Absent from Obama summit, Bahrain king expected at UK horse show

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa has skipped a Gulf Arab summit with U.S. President Barack O...

May 13, 2015 11:07 AM EDT

Push for pan-Pacific trade pact suffers blow from U.S. Senate Democrats

U.S. President Barack Obama's push for a pan-Pacific trade pact, a key part of his strategic pivot t...

May 13, 2015 08:18 AM EDT

Obama targets hedge funds in personal remarks on poverty, race

President Barack Obama addressed U.S. struggles with class and race in personal terms on Tuesday and...

May 12, 2015 06:18 PM EDT

U.S. rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit

The White House scrambled on Monday to counter perceptions that the Saudi king's absence from a summ...

May 12, 2015 08:28 AM EDT

King's absence from U.S. summit shows Saudi displeasure over Iran push

The Saudi king's absence from a regional summit to be hosted by President Barack Obama shows how Gul...

May 12, 2015 08:21 AM EDT

China invites Russian troops to march in war parade

China has invited Russian troops to march in a parade in Beijing in September to commemorate the end...

May 11, 2015 07:31 AM EDT

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