Barack Obama

Washington, Feb 18: US President Barack Obama is set to visit Cuba in March, a move which would make him the first sitting US president to step foot on the island in over 80 years, the media reported on Thursday. The White House is expected…

Washington, Feb 17: Vowing to name an "indisputably" qualified nominee to replace a conservative Supreme Court judge who died suddenly last Saturday, President Barack Obama has asserted there was no bar on making appointments in an election…

Washington, Feb 16: US President Barack Obama has started a meeting with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries, looking to deepen what he called a "strong and enduring partnership", the media reported on…

Moscow, Feb 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday discussed the Syrian crisis over phone, the Kremlin said. During the "frank and business-like" conversation, Putin and Obama positively assessed…

Washington, Feb 10: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out his final budget proposal, seeking $4.1 trillion of spending plan for the fiscal year 2017. The budget proposal highlights Obama's priorities for fighting climate change,…

Washington, Feb 10: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday rolled out a national action plan aimed at taking near-term actions and putting in place a long-term strategy to strengthen the country's cybersecurity. Under Obama's plan, a…

Washington, Feb 5: US President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $450 million in aid for Colombia's peace process, the White House said late on Thursday. The aid includes more than $390 million in foreign assistance. The rest…

Washington, Feb 4: President Barack Obama has sought to reassure the Muslim community amid an "inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslim-Americans" that has seen Sikh Americans and others who are perceived to be Muslims targeted as…

New York, Jan 30: Taking a cue from President Barack Obama's stand on curbing gun violence in the US, social networking giant Facebook has banned private gun sales on its site and mobile photo and video-sharing app Instagram. The Mark…

Washington, Jan 29: US President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday establishing a first-of-its-kind federal task force in the country to carry out what was called a "cancer moonshot" to end the dreadful disease.…