The US has criticized Russia for what it calls an “unfortunate decision” to deliver missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said the shipment “will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering” that has killed 80,000. The sophisticated anti-ship missiles could be used to counter any future foreign [...]
Hosting Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House’s Rose Garden yesterday, President Barack Obama requested a standing Marine to open an umbrella and protect his head from the light rain that was falling. However, according to Marine Corps regulations, not even the President of the United States can request a Marine to carry [...]
Acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Steven T. Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked for and accepted the resignation of IRS Acting Commissioner Steven Miller, he said. “I will do everything in my [...]
North Korea will no longer be rewarded for provocative behavior, said President Barack Obama at a joint news conference with South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye. Flanked by President Park Geun-hye, Barack Obama told a White House briefing North Korea was more isolated than ever. Park Geun-hye is on her first foreign trip since taking office [...]
A US official said North Korea has removed two medium-range missiles from a coastal launch site, indicating a lowering of tension on the peninsula. Pyongyang was believed to be preparing for a launch last month, having threatened attacks in the region. The threats followed tough new UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in March after its [...]
President Barack Obama has pledged once again to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amid a growing prisoner hunger strike there. At the White House, Barack Obama said the detention centre was “contrary to who we are” and harmful to US interests. The president cited recent convictions of terror suspects to argue the civilian [...]
This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) saw President Barack Obama in pictures with Michelle-style bangs, quipping about Jay-Z and sideswiping at the media and his political foes. The traditional send-up speech saw the President earn some laughter at his own expense but also land some funny blows against the media and the Republican Party. [...]
Everett Dutschke from Mississippi has been arrested and charged in connection with the sending of letters containing ricin to President Barack Obama, Senator Roger Wicker and Judge Sadie Holland. Everett Dutschke, 41, was detained at home in Tupelo on Saturday and handed over to US Marshals, police said. He has been charged with possessing a [...]
The US state department has revealed the annual list of gifts received by President Barack Obama from foreign governments in 2011. Among the gifts from the British Royal Family and UK PM David Cameron to President Barack Obama were a china tea set, an eagle tapestry and a dog toy. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy [...]
Barack Obama has warned his daughters Malia and Sasha that if they get tattoos, he and his wife Michelle will get matching ones on the same place on their bodies. In an interview on NBC’s Today show, President Barack Obama said he hoped the “family tattoo” threat would discourage teen rebellion. Barack Obama said he [...]
Ricin suspect Paul Kevin Curtis has been released from jail as the US authorities have dropped the charges against the Mississippi man accused of sending letters poisoned with ricin to President Barack Obama and Senator Roger Wicker. Paul Kevin Curtis was freed on Tuesday after prosecutors revealed the investigation had uncovered “new information”. The letters [...]
President Barack Obama has attended a memorial service for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing saying the attack’s perpetrators will be held accountable. Barack Obama told an interfaith ceremony that everyone had been touched by the attack on their beloved city. The president spoke as it emerged investigators had found clear video images of two [...]
Paul Kevin Curtis from Mississippi has been charged with threatening President Barack Obama, after allegedly sending a letter containing suspected ricin to him. Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested on Wednesday after letters were found addressed to Barack Obama and Republican Senator Roger Wicker. Initial tests on the letters, identified at remote facilities, showed the [...]
President Barack Obama decided not to dispatch any high-ranking members of his administration to former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday, a move that has been heavily criticized on both sides of the pond. According to the Associated Press, the White House sent ex-Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to [...]
Paul Kevin Curtis has been arrested in Mississippi after letters containing suspected ricin were sent to President Barack Obama and Republican Senator Roger Wicker. The alleged sender, Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, is a resident of Mississippi. Initial tests on the letters, identified at remote facilities, showed the presence of ricin, a lethal toxin. The FBI [...]
US officials have denied recent reports that a suspect has been detained over Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings. The Associated Press and CNN cited law enforcement officials as saying someone was in custody, but police and the FBI in Boston denied the reports. Earlier, officials reportedly said a suspect had been identified from security video by [...]
The Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama containing a “suspicious” substance. The service said the letter was identified at a remote facility where White House post is screened. The letter arrived at the facility on April 16, the same day a letter intended for Senator Roger Wicker tested positive for [...]
President Barack Obama has condemned the Boston Marathon bombings as a “terrorist act”. Barack Obama said attack, close to the finishing line, was “heinous and cowardly”, but that the motive and culprit were not yet known and no-one was in custody. Three people were killed, including 8-year-old Martin Richard, and more than 170 injured by [...]
Francine Wheeler, the mother of a victim of last year’s Sandy Hook shootings, has replaced President Barack Obama to deliver the weekly US presidential radio address. Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son Ben was killed in Sandy Hook shooting last year, used the nationally-broadcast statement to call for tighter gun controls. Asking a citizen to deliver [...]
According to his newly-released tax returns documents, President Barack Obama made $608,611 in 2012, down more than 20% from 2011. The decline in Barack Obama’s pay comes as sales of his books slow. Barack Obama’s presidential salary is $400,000. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama paid an effective tax rate of 18.4% and donated [...]
Jay-Z has defended his trip to Cuba with his wife Beyonce in a new song titled Open Letter. Jay-Z released Open Letter after two US politicians asked about the famous couple’s visit to the island. The government officials from Florida asked if Jay-Z and Beyonce’s visit was officially licensed. US citizens are not allowed to [...]
President Barack Obama has unveiled a $3.77 trillion budget plan that includes new taxes on the wealthy along with cuts to benefit programmes. The White House is offering to cut pensions and healthcare costs, but only in return for $700 billion in new revenue. However, Barack Obama’s plan is viewed as having no chance of [...]
President Barack Obama made an emotional plea as he urged lawmakers to vote on gun control legislation that appears to be stalling in Congress. Speaking in Connecticut where 26 people died in Sandy Hook massacre last year, President Barack Obama said citizens must demand action. Opinion polls have shown a majority of Americans support a [...]
Chelsea Clinton says she simply wants her mother to take it easy as speculation swirls over whether Hillary Clinton will run for the White House in 2016. “Right now, I want her to rest,” Chelsea Clinton said in an interview with Parade magazine. “Ultimately I want her to make whatever she thinks is the right [...]
During a televised interview last week First Lady Michelle Obama accidentally called herself a single mother. Michelle Obama was talking about healthy foods as part of her ongoing Let’s Move! initiative and made the slip when she was discussing how the demands of raising a family can leave little time for nutritious cooking in a [...]
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Why penguin can't flyScientists say they have found an answer to why the penguin is unable to fly. Researchers believe that the bird's underwater prowess may have cost it its ability to…
Apple among America's big tax avoidersApple has been accused by US Senate of being "among America's largest tax avoiders". A Senate committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid…
North Korea releases Chinese fishing crew The Chinese fishing crew seized by North Koreans two weeks ago has been freed along with their boat, reports say. The 16-man crew was taken captive by unidentified North…
Efrain Rios Montt genocide and crimes against humanity conviction overturnedEfrain Rios Montt, Guatemala's former military leader, has had his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity overturned. The constitutional court said the trial…
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 people as two entire schools flattened in MooreAt least 51 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Worst hit was Moore, south of Oklahoma City,…
Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into "nul points" for RussiaAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Voters and the official Azerbaijan…