World news about “Barack Obama”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
North Korea tops Obama talks in Seoul US President Barack Obama’s Asia pacific tour is winding down but the issues being discussed with his South Korean… 19/11/2009 - tags: Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Seoul, South Korea – nocomment 19/11/2009 - tags: Demonstration, Barack Obama
Obama defends 9/11 suspects NY trial Domestic issues dominated Barack Obama’s last day in China. Forced to defend the US government’s decision to move… 19/11/2009 - tags: Terrorism, Guantanamo, Barack Obama
Obama heads to South KoreaAfter his historic trip to China US President Barack Obama heads to South Korea, the final stop on his tour of the… 18/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama
US and China vow closer climate cooperationThe presidents of the United States and China have agreed on increased cooperation to find solutions to some of the… 17/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama
China and US leaders highlight common interestsTrade, the economy and climate change have dominated talks in Beijing between the Chinese and US presidents. It… 17/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama
Obama raises ‘universal rights’ on China visitBarack Obama has underlined the need for China to accept what he called “universal rights”. The US president was… 16/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Obama takes ‘charm offensive’ to ChinaBarack Obama has started his four day trip to China with a message that the US is a partner and not an adversary… 16/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama
Obama stresses US and China’s mutual interestsThe US president has sought to ease tensions with China over trade and other issues in the opening address of his visit… 16/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama
Obama begins Chinese leg of Asian tourUS President Barack Obama has kicked off the Chinese leg of his Asian pacific tour, arriving in Shanghai. The… 15/11/2009 - tags: China, USA, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
US and Russia make progress on nukes issueThe US and Russian presidents hope to have a new nuclear weapons reduction deal in place by the end of the year… 15/11/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev
US and Japan to revitalise ties as Obama starts tourSmoothing strained ties with Japan is just one challenge facing Barack Obama as he embarks on his first Asian tour as… 13/11/2009 - tags: Japan, Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama
US/Israel talks fail to make peace progressAmerica and Israel have held unusually low-profile talks, which have so far failed to make any discernable progress on… 10/11/2009 - tags: Israel, USA, Barack Obama
US healthcare reform moves closerPresident Barack Obama has won a big victory on US healthcare reform. The vote was close — 220 to 215 — but the… 08/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama wins landmark vote on healthcare overhaulThe House of Representatives has backed President Obama’s sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system. It was a… 08/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama one year onIt has been one year exactly since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. He promised the one thing… 04/11/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama
Democrats do badly without ObamaThe Democrats in America are downplaying their loss of the state of Virginia in three key elections, the first real… 04/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Elections
Merkel to tackle climate change on US visitGerman Chancellor, Angela Merkel is due to address the US Congress in a speech later today. Merkel is only the second… 03/11/2009 - tags: Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Obama’s Afghanistan dilemmaIt was a solemn moment for President Obama at an airbase in Delaware as he reflected on whether to send more troops to… 29/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama
Is the US finally free of recession?American GDP rose by 3.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, ending a sorry series of four successive quarters… 29/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Profits
Congress agrees Guantanamo inmate moveUS President Barack Obama’s goal of closing Guantanamo Bay prison has moved a step closer after the US Senate passed a… 21/10/2009 - tags: Guantanamo, USA, Barack Obama
Afghans less than enthusiastic for second voteNovember 7 is the date set for Afghans to go to the polls again to elect a president. While Hamid Karzai’s agreement to… 21/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Elections, Hamid Karzai
Obama’s health bill rosie-cheeked after Senate voteA key Congressional committee has approved President Obama’s planned healthcare overhaul, which will extend health… 14/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
US Senate committee backs healthcare reformsReforming the US healthcare system has become more of a reality after a key Senate committee approved a bill to do just… 14/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama: Afghan strategy could change in weeksU.S. President Barack Obama says he will decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan in a matter of weeks… 14/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Jose Luis Rodrigues Zapatero
Senate Committee Backs Healthcare ReformA US Senate panel has backed a sweeping healthcare overhaul. By gaining the support of an influential Republican… 13/10/2009 - tags: Health, USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Scalpels at dawn, ahead of US healthcare voteThe battle over health care reform in the US continues to rage. A major Senate Committee is set to vote on a bill… 13/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Not yet glad to be gay in the USAThousands of gay people marched on Washington on Sunday to call for equal rights and support for a number of other… 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, gay rights
Nobel adds pressure on Obama to deliverOne of President Obama’s first acts on entering the White House was to announce a worldwide diplomatic re-engagement… 10/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Nobel award more for promise than achievementsThe Nobel Committee indicated its decision was based on the impact Obama’s presidency has had on world diplomacy in… 09/10/2009 - tags: Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Americans react to Obama’s Nobel winPeople in the US have been giving their reactions, and it seems not everyone agrees it was the right choice. One… 09/10/2009 - tags: Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Obama: Peace prize not mine aloneUS President Barack Obama has said he is “surprised and humbled” to have won the Nobel Peace Prize. In his first public… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
World leaders hail Obama’s peace prizeThe German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was among the first world leaders to heap praise on Obama for winning the Nobel… 09/10/2009 - tags: Nobel Prize, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama
“Extraordinary efforts” win Obama Nobel prizeHe was not thought to be among the frontrunners but Barack Obama has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The surprise… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Obama wins Nobel peace prizeIn a surpise move the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has announced this year’s award has gone to US President Barack… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
US ponders Afghan strategyThe bodies of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend have arrived back home. If a recent poll is to be… 07/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Conflict, Military
Pressure grows on Obama over AfghanistanAs the US death toll in Afghanistan rises President Obama is coming under pressure over which course of action to take… 07/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama, Military
Obama consults on Afghanistan as casualties mountAs fighting intensifies in Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is meeting members of Congress to help define future… 06/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, NATO, Barack Obama
Olympic Host City 2016 To Be DecidedUS President Barack Obama flew into Denmark today to support Chicago’s bid to hold the 2016 Olympic Games. He is… 02/10/2009 - tags: Denmark, Olympic Games, Barack Obama, Ceremony
Berlusconi in second Obama “tan” gaffeRacial remarks about Michele Obama have landed Silvio Berlusconi in hot water again. Having once referred to the … 28/09/2009 - tags: Italy, Barack Obama, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
G20 scene for dramatic news about IranThe US, Britain and France have interrupted proceedings at the G20 summit to demand immediate international access to… 25/09/2009 - tags: Iran, Nuclear Energy, USA, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy
Emerging economies to get greater powerUS President Barack Obama and wife Michelle arrived in Pittsburgh before greeting world leaders for the beginning of… 25/09/2009 - tags: USA, G20, Barack Obama
Obama calls for ‘new era’ of cooperationUS President Barack Obama has called for “a new era of engagement” with the world in his maiden speech at the … 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Barack Obama
Obama calls for a ‘new era of engagement’US President Barack Obama called for “a new era of engagement” with the world in his maiden speech at the UN General… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, USA, Barack Obama
Obama to stress cooperation in debut UN speechUS President Barack Obama is expected to stress a new cooperative approach when he makes his maiden speech in front of… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Climate, Barack Obama
World leaders meet at UN with long agendaThe United Nations headquarters in New York is where the annual gathering of world leaders known as the UN General… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Barack Obama
Obama urges restart of Middle East peace talksIn his most direct intervention into Middle East diplomacy so far, US President Barack Obama has called on Palestinians… 22/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas
Obama calls for united front on climate changePresident Barack Obama has challenged world leaders to fight climate change telling a UN summit that a failure to… 22/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Climate, Barack Obama
Low expectations for Obama’s Middle East summitThe row over Jewish settlements has dashed any hopes of a breakthrough in today’s three-way summit of Israeli… 22/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu
Obama’s media marathonUS President Barack Obama has gone on a media offensive aimed at winning over the American public to his health care… 21/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama to hold meeting with Netanyahu and AbbasPresident Barack Obama is to hold a joint meeting with Palestinian and Israeli leaders in an attempt to relaunch the… 20/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, USA, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Obama, Netanyahu and Abbas to meetAmerica’s President Barack Obama, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian President Mahmoud… 20/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Russia hails American u-turn on missile shieldRussia has praised America’s decision to scrap proposals for a missile defence shield in eastern Europe. The plan… 18/09/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
Obama rejects Carter’s claims of racismBrushing aside a row over racism, it was business as usual for President Obama as he welcomed the Canadian Prime… 17/09/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama
Obama delays sending more troops to AfghanistanBarack Obama has declared there will be no quick decision on increasing the US troop deployment in Afghanistan… 17/09/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama, Military
Obama: financial sector must “heed lessons”On the first anniversary of the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, and the start of the global financial… 15/09/2009 - tags: USA, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama
Obama pushes Wall Street reformUS President Barack Obama has urged the financial industry not to resist his attempts to overhaul the regulations… 14/09/2009 - tags: USA, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama
Protesters rally against Obama health reforms… oppose Barack Obama's proposed … at all until Barack Obama is out of the … 13/09/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama, Health reform
Thousands protest as Obama defends health planBarack Obama had hoped his high-stakes speech to Congress on Wednesday on US healthcare reform would dispel public… 12/09/2009 - tags: USA, Demonstration, Barack Obama, Health reform
America remembers the 9/11 deadAs darkness fell on New York, two shafts of light shone eerily skywards from Ground Zero -representing the fallen twin… 12/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Anniversary
New York remembers WTC deadThe emotions were raw in New York as the city marked the sad anniversary of 9/11. Thousands of family members of the… 11/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Anniversary
Obama leads 9/11 commemorationsPresident Obama has led America in commemorating the victims of the 9/11 attacks, eight years ago today. He was in… 11/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Anniversary
Republicans deaf to Obama’s health care callsRepublican politicians in America say they will continue to oppose health care reform, despite President Obama’s calls… 10/09/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama fights for his health care refomsPresident Obama has come out swinging to defend his health care reforms, telling America that it is time for action… 10/09/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama:“Now is the time to deliver on healthcare”US President Barack Obama has delivered his high stakes speech on healthcare reform to a divided Congress. In a… 10/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama’s health reforms under microscopeBarack Obama’s plans to overhaul America’s healthcare system face the acid test when the US President addresses… 09/09/2009 - tags: Health, USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Crunch time for Obama’s health care reformsPresident Obama is gearing up for a half-hour televised speech on the American health care system tonight – an address… 09/09/2009 - tags: Health, USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama set for crucial healthcare speechBarack Obama will later address both houses of Congress on an issue that could define his presidency: healthcare… 09/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Presidents and family remember Teddy KennedyThe funeral service of Senator Teddy Kennedy has taken place in Boston. Among the 1,500 guests at the mass were dozens… 29/08/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama
Obama backs Bernanke for new termPresident Barack Obama has nominated Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the US Central Bank the Federal… 25/08/2009 - tags: Federal Reserve, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke
Happy holidays, Mr. PresidentAmerica’s first family is getting to ready for its first presidential vacation, which starts on Monday on the exclusive… 23/08/2009 - tags: Leisure, USA, Barack Obama
Obama urges patience over AfghanistanUS President Barack Obama has been trying to shore up public support for the conflict in Afghanistan. Thursday’s… 18/08/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama
Obama: Worst of economic crisis may be overPresident Barack Obama says the latest US unemployment figures show the worst of the economic crisis may be over… 08/08/2009 - tags: Unemployment, USA, Barack Obama
First Hispanic judge voted onto US Supreme CourtSonia Sotomayor has won Senate approval and become the first Hispanic justice to sit on the US Supreme Court. The… 07/08/2009 - tags: Politics, Justice, Barack Obama
Obama welcomes slowing US economic contractionThe US economy continued to contract in the second quarter but the rate of decline slowed more than expected… 31/07/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Barack Obama
Obama backtracks on “stupid” remarkA race row involving a black Harvard scholar, a white policeman and the US president has provoked a media frenzy in… 25/07/2009 - tags: USA, Society, Barack Obama
Police anger in Obama race rowUS leader Barack Obama has been drawn into what has been described as the first major race row of his presidency over… 24/07/2009 - tags: USA, Society, Barack Obama
Dip in Obama’s popularity at homeSix months into his presidency and a new poll has Barack Obama’s domestic approval rating one percentage point lower… 24/07/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama
White House reception for Apollo 11 astronautsForty years ago they travelled 400,000 kilometres to become the first men to land on the Moon. The latest journey… 21/07/2009 - tags: Space, Barack Obama, Anniversary
Obama urges Africa to take future in handOnce through the Door of No Return, enslaved Africans knew they would never see their homeland again. For the… 12/07/2009 - tags: Ghana, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Obama: Africa must accept responsibilityPresident Obama has wound up his whirlwind visit to Ghana, with a high-profile trip to a former slave trading post… 11/07/2009 - tags: Ghana, USA, Barack Obama
Short but sweet: Obama’s historic trip to GhanaOn his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since entering the White House, President Obama has been formally welcomed to… 11/07/2009 - tags: Ghana, USA, Barack Obama
Obama makes historic African tripUS President Barack Obama has arrived in Ghana on his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Joined by wife… 11/07/2009 - tags: Ghana, USA, Barack Obama
Ghana eagerly awaits Obama visitOn the streets of the capital of Ghana they are pulling out all the stops for a one-day visit by the US President… 10/07/2009 - tags: Ghana, USA, Barack Obama
Obama tells Pope he wants fewer abortionsBarack Obama has promised Pope Benedict that he will do all he can to reduce the number of abortions in the United… 10/07/2009 - tags: Vatican, USA, Barack Obama
Barack Obama confirms G8 engagementAs expected, the G8 summit in Italy has led to an announcement on funding for agricultural sustainability and food… 10/07/2009 - tags: G8 Summit, Italy, Barack Obama
Obama and Gaddafi shake hands at G8 dinnerThey are images one could barely have imagined until recently – a warm handshake between an American President and… 10/07/2009 - tags: G8 Summit, Italy, Libya, Barack Obama
World leaders’ climate progressThe world’s leading economies have made “important strides forward” in how to tackle global warming. But “progress will… 09/07/2009 - tags: G8 Summit, Climate, Barack Obama
Obama heads for G8 with few assurances from RussiaDespite pushing the reset button for two days with Russia, US President Barack Obama is leaving Moscow with few… 08/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
Obama calls for global trustBarack Obama has called on Russia to help forge a new global partnership to overcome Cold War mistrust. The … 07/07/2009 - tags: Russia, Politics, Barack Obama
Obama wants Russia to respect human rightsBarack Obama has called on Russia to help forge a new global partnership to overcome Cold War mistrust. In a wide… 07/07/2009 - tags: Russia, Politics, Barack Obama
Divisions remain between Russia and USThe US and Russia may have agreed a tentative roadmap for nuclear disarmament, but real obstacles remain between the… 07/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
US and Russia agree on arms and AfghanistanRussia and the United States have agreed sweeping cuts in nuclear weapons, and to allow American planes to use Russian… 06/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
Obama in Moscow for summitUS president Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for a summit with the Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev. It is… 06/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
Obama in Moscow for talksThey promised a fresh start when they met for the first time, three months ago in London. And the Russian and American… 06/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
Medvedev ready to push “reset” button with USRussian President Dmitri Medvedev says he is ready to reinvigorate relations with Washington ahead of US President… 03/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Foreign policy, Barack Obama
Russia to host ObamaMoscow is preparing to host US President Barack Obama on a visit it is hoped will improve relations between the two… 03/07/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
EU ready to help resettle Guantanamo ex-detaineesGuantanamo prison – the symbol of the Bush regime’s excesses during the war on terror – Barack Obama pledged to close… 29/06/2009 - tags: Guantanamo, Barack Obama
Merkel & Obama discuss IranThe leaders of America and Germany have met in Washington, with Angela Merkel keen to get a photo opportunity alongside… 26/06/2009 - tags: Politics, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama
Ahmadinejad demands apology from ObamaMahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded an apology from Barack Obama over the US leader’s criticism of Iran’s post-election… 26/06/2009 - tags: Iran, USA, Barack Obama, Crisis
