Barack Obama
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FULL TEXT: Barack Obama’s final speech to the United Nations as President
World | Sep 21, 2016, 11:19 AM ISTMr. President; Mr. Secretary General; fellow delegates; ladies and gentlemen: As I address this hall as President for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made these last eight years.
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China, India remain on path of ‘remarkable growth’, says Barack Obama
World | Sep 21, 2016, 10:57 AM ISTOutgoing United States President Barack Obama has said that India and China are experiencing remarkable growth.
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Nations engaged in 'proxy wars' must end them, says Barack Obama in UNGA address
World | Sep 20, 2016, 11:20 PM ISTUS President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked nations engaged in proxy wars to end them, warning that if communities are not allowed to co-exist, the embers of extremism will continue to burn.
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For Barack Obama, a swan song on global stage in final UN speech tomorrow
World | Sep 20, 2016, 06:06 PM ISTUS President Barack Obama will be making his last major appearance on the world stage tomorrow when he delivers his farewell speech to the UN General Assembly.
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Americans can’t ‘succumb to fear’ terrorists try to inspire: Barack Obama on weekend attacks
World | Sep 20, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTUS President Barack Obama has asked Americans not to succumb to fear after recent multiple attacks.
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Donald Trump not qualified to be US President: Barack Obama
World | Sep 19, 2016, 12:22 PM ISTUS President Barack Obama tore into Republican nominee Donald Trump, saying he treats the presidential race as an ‘infomercial’ and shows no interest in gaining ‘rudimentary knowledge’ required to make ‘hard decisions’ on the job.
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It would be insult to my legacy if black voters did not back Clinton, says Barack Obama
World | Sep 18, 2016, 12:18 PM ISTUrging the African-American community to help stop Donald Trump, the US President Barack Obama said that he would consider it a "personal insult" to his legacy if black voters did not back Hillary Clinton. "If
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US to lift Myanmar sanctions, Aung San Suu Kyi urges companies to bring responsible investment
World | Sep 16, 2016, 10:14 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama has moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House.
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Barack Obama nominates Indian-American woman to be federal judge
World | Sep 14, 2016, 08:03 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York, the White House has said. “I am pleased to nominate Diane Gujarati to serve on
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Barack Obama to veto bill that allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi: WH
World | Sep 13, 2016, 10:22 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama is set to veto a bill that will allow survivors and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
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US House allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi; bill forwarded to Barack Obama
World | Sep 09, 2016, 11:37 PM ISTApproval of a bipartisan bill that would allow families of September 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia puts Congress on a collision course with President Barack Obama on the eve of the
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Barack Obama is a parasite now, officially!
World | Sep 09, 2016, 11:58 AM ISTScientists have named a parasite that lives in turtles' blood after the US President Barack Obama.
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US strongly in favour of India’s NSG bid, Barack Obama tells PM Modi
World | Sep 08, 2016, 07:06 PM ISTUS President Barak Obama today reiterated Washington's strong support for India’s membership bid in Nuclear Supplier's Group here as they discussed the immediate priorities in the strategic partnership, including deepening the civil nuclear cooperati
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President Obama praises GST bill, says it will unleash significant economic activity in India
World | Sep 08, 2016, 06:25 PM ISTUS President Barack Obama today praised the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, now a law in India folowing President Pranab Mukherjee's assent, during his meeting with the Prime minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 11th East Asia Summit in
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Obama puts South China Sea back on agenda, says tribunal's verdict 'binding'
World | Sep 08, 2016, 11:29 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama on Thursday warned that international tribunal's verdict that China's sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was "binding", after Beijing vowed to ignore the ruling. US put
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Barack Obama meets Rodrigo Duterte despite Filipino leader’s 'SOB' remark
World | Sep 08, 2016, 10:25 AM ISTPresident Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Wednesday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said. The brief meeting took a little sting
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US has elevated its ties with India across the board, says Barack Obama
World | Sep 07, 2016, 02:26 PM ISTPresident Barack Obama has said that the United States has elevated its ties with India across the board and that his country welcomes India’s growing role in the Asia Pacific region.
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US seeks accountability, justice in 26/11 attacks; rules out sanctions against Pak
World | Sep 07, 2016, 01:09 PM ISTAsserting that Pakistan needs to go after all the terrorist groups, including those that target its neighbours, the US has said it is not planning any sanctions against the country for not taking actions against
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Obama, Erdogan, Putin: What two G20 summit pictures say about changing world order
World | Sep 06, 2016, 04:11 PM ISTTwo day G20 conference showed Barack Obama a rare bonhomie between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and current Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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'Gaps of trust' hamper Syria deal with Russia, says Barack Obama
World | Sep 06, 2016, 11:47 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama on Monday said that an agreement with Russia on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by ‘gaps of trust’ between the two governments.