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WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama expressed his objections Monday to any faith-based discrimination, in an apparent dig at his successor Donald Trump’s ban...

One of the Barack Obama administration's final acts was to release $221m of funding to the Palestinian Authority. The funds are to be used for...

With a day to go before he steps down as president of the United States, Barack Obama made his farewell calls to the leaders...

Barack Obama vowed to speak up if Donald Trump threatens to core US values and reassured Americans "we'll be okay" Wednesday, in a political...

PARIS: Donald Trump has one big lesson to learn from outgoing US President Barack Obama – he needs to learn to be cool about...

US President Barack Obama slashed the sentence of transgender army private Chelsea Manning, who had been sentenced to 35 years behind bars for handing...

Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden America's highest civilian honour on Thursday, in an emotional surprise ceremony at the White House. Biden was reduced...

US President Barack Obama on Thursday ended a decades-old policy that allowed Cuban migrants who arrived illegally on US soil to stay. In one of...

Several US senators including Republicans critical of President-elect Donald Trump s scepticism of alleged Kremlin-ordered hacking joined forces Tuesday to introduce sanctions against Russia for...

As Barack Obama prepares to leave office on January 20, here are nine things his presidency may be remembered for: Making history If historians were to...

The Russian leader Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation for keeping other world leaders waiting, and even royalty and the Pope can’t force the...

US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks, in...

Russia’s embassy in London on Thursday condemned the United States as ‘lame’, arguing Washington’s decision to impose sanctions on Moscow harked back to the...

President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence...

The leaders of America and Japan made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor, issuing symbolic declarations about the power of reconciliation and warning...

US President Barack Obama on Sunday visited American troops at a Hawaii military base, the last time he will participate in his holiday tradition...

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent their final Christmas salutations from the White House on Saturday, highlighting common values uniting Americans...