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  • obama says us committed to assist laborious search for mh370

    Obama says US committed to assist "laborious" search for MH370

    World | April 27, 2014 17:06 IST

    Kuala Lumpur/Perth: President Barack Obama today said the US was “absolutely committed” to provide more assets in the “laborious” hunt for the Malaysian jet in the Indian Ocean where a robotic mini-sub expanded its search

  • mh370 obama offers support as search enters 50th day

    MH370: Obama offers support as search enters 50th day

    World | April 26, 2014 19:56 IST

    Kuala Lumpur/Perth: US President Barack Obama today promised fresh support to Malaysia in tracking down the plane missing for past 50 days even as a robotic mini-submarine failed to locate any wreckage despite scouring about

  • obama opens long awaited visit to malaysia

    Obama opens long-awaited visit to Malaysia

    World | April 26, 2014 17:04 IST

    Kuala Lumpur: Opening the first visit to Malaysia by a U.S. president in nearly half a century, Barack Obama looked ahead Saturday to economic and security talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak, who leads a

  • us focus on economic relations with asia during obama s

    US focus on economic relations with Asia during Obama's visit

    April 19, 2014 20:47 IST

    Washington: US President Barack Obama's fifth visit to Asian countries next week will have priorities in accessing of new markets, promoting exports, protecting the security interests and promoting the core values with those counties, a

  • ukrain crisis us to alternately cajole threaten russia

    Ukrain crisis: US to alternately cajole, threaten Russia

    World | April 17, 2014 11:42 IST

    Geneva: Ukraine is hoping to placate Russia and calm hostilities with its neighbor even as the U.S. prepares a new round of sanctions to punish Moscow for what it regards as fomenting unrest.The carrot-stick strategy

  • obama names indian american as alternate imf director

    Obama names Indian-American as alternate IMF director

    April 04, 2014 21:57 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as US Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund.“I am grateful these accomplished men

  • putin obama discuss solution to ukraine crisis

    Putin, Obama discuss solution to Ukraine crisis

    World | March 29, 2014 12:00 IST

    Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, while Ukraine's fugitive leader urged a nationwide referendum that would serve Moscow's purpose of turning

  • italy expected to raise marines issue with obama

    Italy expected to raise marines issue with Obama

    World | March 27, 2014 9:29 IST

    Rome: The Italian government will raise the case of two Italian marines held in India for the deaths of two fishermen during meetings Thursday with US President Barack Obama, Italy's special envoy in the case

  • obama rules out us military action in ukraine

    Obama rules out US military action in Ukraine

    World | March 20, 2014 9:25 IST

    Washington : President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the US would not take military action in Ukraine against Russia."We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine," Xinhua quoted Obama as

  • crimea crisis obama announces sanctions against 7 russian

    Crimea crisis: Obama announces sanctions against 7 Russian officials

    World | March 17, 2014 20:18 IST

    Washington: US President Barack Obama on Monday imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine.The White House also announced that it is

  • obama orders review of us deportation practices

    Obama orders review of US deportation practices

    World | March 14, 2014 7:30 IST

    Washington : President Barack Obama has ordered a review of U.S. deportation practices to see whether immigration enforcement can be more humane, the White House said Thursday.In a meeting with Latino lawmakers, Obama said he

  • obama the face of fake viagra in pakistan

    Obama, the Face of Fake Viagra in Pakistan

    World | February 20, 2014 10:32 IST

    New Delhi: Barack Obama has unwittingly become the face of contraband Viagra, which is currently seeing booming sales in conservative northern Pakistan. According to reports, a Peshawar market has pills and gels available emblazoned with

  • obama not involved in lifting of boycott against modi says

    Obama not involved in lifting of boycott against Modi, says US

    World | February 12, 2014 11:51 IST

    Washington: The US today sought to play down Thursday's meeting of Ambassador Nancy Powell with Narendra Modi, saying it is part of increased engagement with Indian leaders and indicated that President Barack Obama may not

  • companies back fast internet in schools initiative

    Companies back fast internet-in-schools initiative

    February 03, 2014 18:06 IST

    Washington: The White House says it's lined up private support for President Barack Obama's pledge to connect 15,000 schools and 20 million students with high-speed Internet service over the next few years.A White House education

  • obama i care deeply about net neutrality

    Obama: I care deeply about 'Net Neutrality'

    February 01, 2014 20:55 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama says the government is exploring options for keeping the Internet free and open after a federal court set aside rules designed to do just that.A three-judge panel earlier this month set

  • obama promises action on economic inequality

    Obama promises action on economic inequality

    World | January 29, 2014 16:20 IST

    Washington: US President Barack Obama has promised to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address.Jobs and “opportunity” are the key prongs of Obama's promise.He unveiled an executive order to raise the

  • us looks at ways to prevent spying in its spying

    US looks at ways to prevent spying in its spying

    January 28, 2014 17:11 IST

    Washington: The U.S. government is looking at ways to prevent anyone from spying on its own surveillance of Americans' phone records.As the Obama administration considers shifting the collection of those records from the National Security

  • dan pfeiffer warns obama could go around congress

    Dan Pfeiffer Warns Obama Could Go Around Congress

    World | January 27, 2014 11:58 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama will work with Congress where he can and circumvent lawmakers where he must, his top advisers warned Sunday in previewing Tuesday's State of the Union speech.Obama faces a politically divided Congress

  • woman sarpanch from odisha to meet obama

    Woman sarpanch from Odisha to meet Obama

    India | January 24, 2014 14:04 IST

    Berhampur (Odisha): Aarti Devi, a woman sarpanch from Dhunkapara near Polsara in Odisha's Ganjam district, is leaving for the United States as the sole representative from South Asian and India to take part in the

  • tech industry obama s nsa reforms insuffiecient

    Tech Industry: Obama's NSA reforms 'insuffiecient'

    January 22, 2014 18:21 IST

    San Francisco: Technology companies and industry groups took President Barack Obama's speech on U.S. surveillance as a step in the right direction, but chided him for not embracing more dramatic reforms to protect people's privacy

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