Barack Obama

Obama signed Omnibus Appropriations Act: Nuclear energy programs to receive $960 million

President Barack Obama signed Omnibus Appropriations Act. The legislation will provide $960 million ...

Dec 27, 2015 10:53 PM EST

China to pass its anti-terrorism law despite US’ criticism

In an effort to combat terrorist attacks, China is not holding back to pass its controversial anti-t...

Dec 27, 2015 06:14 PM EST

US tech companies criticize British expanded-surveillance bill; Prime Minister David Cameron defends it won’t violate citizens’ privacy

US tech companies is against UK's Investigatory Powers Bill that would require all tech companies to...

Dec 23, 2015 04:16 AM EST

President Obama's Every Student Succeeds Act replaces No Child Left Behind; ESSA restores local education control

President Barack Obama signed Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaces former President Bush's No ...

Dec 23, 2015 12:51 AM EST

Obama’s administration set to protect lions worldwide; Extending Endagered Species Act

Barack Obama and his administration enacts protection for lions. The White House is expected to exte...

Dec 21, 2015 07:19 PM EST

President Obama commutes sentences of nearly 100 federal drug offenders

President Obama exercised commuted nearly 100 inmates and 66 out of 2000 petitions for pardons. The ...

Dec 21, 2015 07:11 PM EST

Barack Obama Speech: Military action against ISIS still unconstitutional; Calls out Congress to legalize war

President of U.S Barack Obama said that war against ISIS is still illegal and. Current military acti...

Dec 21, 2015 07:24 AM EST

Cybersecurity Act 2015: Obama to sign new cybersecurity law to allow information sharing between companies and government agencies

The Cybersecurity Act 2015 will allow private companies to share information of their customers with...

Dec 21, 2015 06:18 AM EST

Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban - expert panel

Iran violated a U.N. Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile capable of deli...

Dec 15, 2015 09:54 PM EST

How the world learned its lesson and got a climate deal

It was an agreement born from a fear of failure, delivered by the smoothness of French diplomacy. Si...

Dec 13, 2015 09:50 PM EST

California shooters borrowed $28,000 before attack - source

A married couple who killed 14 people in a California shooting rampage the FBI is investigating as a...

Dec 08, 2015 10:42 PM EST

With U.S.-Cuba detente, a battle over trademarks looms

When Julio Manzini decided two years ago to name his small restaurant McDonald's after the famous fa...

Nov 25, 2015 10:08 PM EST

France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande meets with Obama

An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a...

Nov 24, 2015 10:22 PM EST

ACLU sues Indiana governor over refusal to resettle Syrian refugees

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued Indiana Governor Mike Pence over his refusal to al...

Nov 24, 2015 10:10 PM EST

Report says combination of errors led to U.S. bombing of MSF hospital: NYT

A U.S. air strike that destroyed a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in the northern Afghan c...

Nov 24, 2015 09:54 PM EST

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