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Washington, Jan 14 (DPA) When President Barack Obama took office, one of his first acts was to order within a year the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison for holding suspects in the war on terrorism. The directive, which came two days after his inauguration, was welcomed worldwide after years of allegations that the prison [...]
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A year later, Obama falters on pledge to shut Guantanamo
Thousands feared killed as massive quake hits Haiti (Fourth Lead)
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Port-au-Prince/Washington, Jan 13 (DPA) Haitian President Rene Preval said Wednesday that thousands may have been killed in the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled his country and issued an appeal for aid to his impoverished nation.
The deaths and extent of damage in Port-au-Prince, the city of 1.9 million, were difficult to determine after Tuesday’s violent quake, [...]
Citing India, China, Hillary pledges new era of engagement with Asia
Citing ongoing strategic dialogues with India and China, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged a new era of engagement with Asia, deepening historic ties and building new partnerships.
In a policy speech at the US-sponsored East-West Center in Honolulu, she said Tuesday the Asia-Pacific relationship is a priority for the administration of President Barack [...]
Obama backs senator who used racist language against him
President Barack Obama has come to the rescue of embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid saying, ‘This is a good man who has always been on the right side of history.’
Reid, who has been embroiled in a controversy for describing Obama in 2008 as ‘light skinned’ and ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to [...]
Americans confident Obama can handle terrorism: Poll
Most Americans remain confident that President Barack Obama’s administration can protect the country from terrorism despite the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US airliner, according to a new national poll.
The vast majority of Americans also believe that full-body scanners should be used in airports across the country, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released [...]
Sarah Palin to join Fox News
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Washington, Jan 12 (DPA) Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has reached a deal to join Fox News as an occasional contributor, the New York Times reported Monday.
The Republican former governor of Alaska will not have a regular programme, but will host a series that will air from time to time, the newspaper reported.
Palin ran [...]
Ford’s award sweep signals hope for US auto industry
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Detroit, Jan 12 (DPA) Ford Monday swept the top awards for best car and truck of the year at the annual North American International Auto Show, marking a hopeful start for a US auto industry that is coming through one of its worst-ever years.
The Ford Fusion hybrid won best car and the Ford Transit Connect [...]
LYNCH BRANDS OBAMA ‘HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT’
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GLEE star JANE LYNCH has hit out at U.S. President BARACK OBAMA for not making gay marriages legal across America – branding the country’s leader “a huge disappointment”.
The openly gay actress, who has won rave reviews for her turn as tough cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in the hit show, insists the decision to ban [...]
‘Third crasher’ at Manmohan dinner insists he was invited
The ‘third White House crasher’, who attended President Barack Obama’s state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asserted Monday that he got an invitation in the mail, but could not show any piece of paper relating to the Nov 24 event with his name on it.
‘I was invited. I actually got an invitation in the [...]
Pakistan-Afghanistan border remains epicentre of Al Qaeda: Obama
Noting that the ‘border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicentre of Al Qaeda,’ President Barack Obama says he has ‘no intention of sending US boots on the ground’ to Yemen and Somalia.
‘I do think it’s important to recognize that the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicentre of Al Qaeda, their [...]
Meryl Streep in awe of Barack Obama
Veteran Hollywood actress Meryl Streep has admitted that the only person she has been star-struck by is US President Barack Obama.
Streep, 60, usually maintains her composure when she meets other actors she respects, but she has admitted that she was in awe of US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama when she went [...]
Obama to release first findings from Detroit plot review
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Washington, Jan 7 (DPA) US President Barack Obama’s administration Thursday will release an initial review into intelligence failures that led up to the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up an airliner over Detroit.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the administration would publish a report by John Brennan, Obama’s top homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, [...]
Obama admits intelligence system failure, vows to do better
President Barack Obama has said his government had enough information to thwart the botched Christmas Day terror attack on a US airliner, but intelligence failure to ‘connect those dots’ shows ‘the system has failed’ in a major way.
‘When a suspected terrorist is able to board a plane with explosives on Christmas Day, the system has [...]
‘Third crasher’ admits he attended Obama dinner, denies he crashed
A lawyer for the alleged ‘third crasher’ has admitted that his client attended President Barack Obama’s state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but like the first two crashers the Salahis, he claimed he was an invited guest.
The Washington Post, which first identified the ‘third crasher’ as Carlos Allen, Tuesday said his attorney did not [...]
Embassies in Yemen reopen after closures over threats
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Sana’a (Yemen), Jan 5 (DPA) The US embassy in this Yemeni capital reopened to the public Tuesday after a two-day closure prompted by threats from the regional branch of Al Qaeda, an embassy official said.
‘The embassy reopened today and resumed its normal operation,’ the source said on the condition of anonymity.
The British and French embassies [...]
US adds dozens to no-fly list after Christmas Day attack
The US is overhauling its terror watch lists with dozens of names added to the government’s no-fly list as enhanced security procedures began for travellers from Pakistan and 13 other nations.
After an ongoing review of the terrorist watch-list system in the wake of the botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up an US airliner, ‘probably [...]
A third gate crasher came to Obama dinner for Manmohan Singh
It turns out that Michaele and Tareq Salahi weren’t the only uninvited guests at at President Barack Obama’s first White House state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A third person who wasn’t on the official guest list made it into the Nov 24 dinner by entering with the Indian delegation, the Secret Service announced Monday [...]
Third person crashed White House dinner for Manmohan Singh
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Washington, Jan 4 (DPA) A third person not on the White House guest list was able to gain access to President Barack Obama’s first state dinner organized in November for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Secret Service confirmed Monday.
The Secret Service in a statement said the individual, who was unnamed, travelled to the White [...]
Obama to meet security chiefs in wake of Detroit plot
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Washington, Jan 4 (DPA) One day after returning from a winter vacation in Hawaii, US President Barack Obama was to host a critical meeting Tuesday with his top security chiefs at the White House.
Obama will gather leading officials from intelligence agencies, homeland security, justice and others to discuss policy changes in the aftermath of the [...]
US determined to destroy Al Qaeda in Pakistan or elsewhere: Obama aide
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism aide says US is determined to destroy ‘Al Qaeda, whether it’s in Pakistan, Afghanistan, or in Yemen.’
The United States has indications Al Qaeda is planning an attack against a target in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, John Brennan, Obama’s assistant for homeland security and counter-terrorism, said [...]
US plans no new front in Yemen, says Obama advisor
Washington, Jan 4 (DPA) The US has no plans to open a new military front in Yemen, preferring to rely on Yemeni forces to counter the terrorism threat there, a senior advisor to US President Barack Obama told the Fox News broadcaster Sunday.
‘We’re not talking about that at this point at all,’ White House aide [...]
‘EU president to be paid more than U.S. chief Obama’
London, Jan 3 (ANI): The new President of the European Council will earn more than what American President Barack Obama is paid.
According to leaked documents, Herman Van Rompuy and his hangers-on will be paid a whopping 22.5million pounds, reports the News of the World.
And another 252million pounds will be spent on erecting a grand palace.
Van [...]
Denzel Washington’s children keep him grounded
London, Jan 2(IANS) Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington says having four children has kept him grounded throughout his career.
The ‘American Gangster’ star, who has son John, 25, daughter Katie, 22, and twins Olivia and Malcolm, 18 with wife Pauletta, says being a father has helped keep him grounded throughout his career, reports contactmusic.com.
‘I am who I [...]
Obama links Christmas Day plane attack to Al Qaeda
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) President Barack Obama has, for the first time, publicly linked the suspect who tried to blow up a US-bound passenger plane on Christmas Day to Al Qaeda and vowed that those behind the failed attack ‘will be held to account’.
In his first weekly radio and Internet address of the new year [...]
US may allow 5,000 more Indian doctors for residency training
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The US may allow in nearly 5,000 more Indian doctors for residency training every year, an American doctors’ body said here Saturday.
Vinod K. Shah, president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), said he met US President Barack Obama and appealed to him to remove the present [...]
Michelle Obama finally beats President on the tennis court
Washington, Jan 2 (ANI): After confessing to Jay Leno that Barack Obama “beats her quite often” at tennis, First Lady Michelle has finally gotten the upper hand on the courts, according to sources.
Michelle’s match point against the President occurred at the Kailua Racquet Club on Dec. 29 during the First Family’s Christmas vacation break in [...]
Obama watches ‘Avatar’ with family
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his family spent part of their New Year’s eve watching the 3D science fiction epic ‘Avatar’ in Hawaii.
The family, along with some friends, visited a movie theatre near their rented vacation home to watch James Cameron’s blockbuster, reports okmagazine.com.
The family had the theatre to themselves, officials [...]
Jet plot suspect told dad he would not see him again
London, Jan. 2 (ANI): The man accused of trying to blow up a US jet at Christmas told his dad weeks earlier: “You’ll never hear from me again.”
Umar Abdulmutallab, 23, rang to say he was in Yemen.
According to The Sun, the Nigerian also said people with him were about to destroy his [...]
N.Korea calls for mending ties with the US
London, Jan.1 (ANI): North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, official news agency KCNA reported.
“The fundamental task for ensuring peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in the rest of Asia is to put an end to the hostile relationship between the DPRK (North Korea) and [...]
Obama hails CIA employees killed in Afghanistan as patriots
Washington, Jan 1 (DPA) US President Barack Obama offered his condolences Thursday after seven employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were killed and six injured in a suicide attack Wednesday on a military base in eastern Afghanistan.
In a letter to CIA employees, Obama called those killed ‘brave Americans (who) were part of a long [...]
