Barack Obama

Diageo profits from expensive whisky but sales of iconic Guinness fall in Ireland and UK.

M Rochan Jul 31, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestine's chief negotiator Saeb Erekat.

Umberto Bacchi Jul 30, 2013

Zimbabwe's president says homosexuals are 'worse than pigs and dogs'.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 24, 2013

White House opposes Justin Amash defence funding amendment to hamper data trawling.

Umberto Bacchi Jul 24, 2013

Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu fails to convince US secretary of state John Kerry to release 58-year-old spy.

Umberto Bacchi Jul 23, 2013

Twitter users have responded to news of the Royal baby, with over 25,000 tweets sent per minute following the birth.

Edward Smith Jul 23, 2013

CSIC/McAfee report puts US losses alone at $100bn per year.

Jerin Mathew Jul 23, 2013

Boris confirms Trafalgar Square fountains will be turned blue for next seven days to mark royal birth.

Gareth Platt Jul 22, 2013

Two US senators ask US President Barack Obama to consider all options to get custody of Snowden.

Jerin Mathew Jul 22, 2013

US President intervenes on vexed issue of race, telling voters that everyday experience has affected African-American perception of the verdict.

Timur Moon Jul 20, 2013

1967 ceasefire line agreement believed to be at centre of peace deal offer by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 19, 2013

Detroit becomes the largest ever US city to file for municipal bankruptcy owing $18.5bn debt.

Debasree Purkayastha Jul 19, 2013

Swedish professor Stefan Svallfors says Norwegian committee should make up for 'ill-conceived' Obama award.

Umberto Bacchi Jul 15, 2013

Peaceful protests demand justice for unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin who was shot dead in 2012.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 15, 2013

White House says Moscow is facilitating Snowden with 'propaganda platform' as Obama and Putin hold telephone conversation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 13, 2013

Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei says growth will slow down to 7%, below official target of 7.5%.

Jerin Mathew Jul 12, 2013

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about his motivations for leaking top secret documents.

David Gilbert Jul 08, 2013

NSA whistleblower Snowden confirms the NSA developed the Stuxnet computer worm with Israel to take down Iranian nuclear facility.

David Gilbert Jul 08, 2013

US president stops short of calling military overthrow of democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi a coup d'état.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 04, 2013

Adly Mahmoud Mansour, chief of Egypt's High Constitutional Court, to be interim president until fresh elections are held.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 04, 2013

Tributes paid to 19 members of Granite Mountain Hotshots trapped in Yarnell Hill inferno.

Ewan Palmer Jul 02, 2013

Ex-president defends controversial spy programme he introduced and accuses whistleblower Edward Snowden of damaging US.

Ewan Palmer Jul 02, 2013

Spokesmen for Egyptian president quit in face of mass protests demanding end to regime.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 02, 2013

Full transcript of Snowden's statement condemns Washington and claims 'Obama administration is afraid of you'.

Gareth Platt Jul 02, 2013

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist says it’s a mixed bag of fear over QE tapering process

Alastair Winter Jul 01, 2013

US President makes emotional visit to place where Mandela was jailed

Dominic Gover Jun 30, 2013

Protests and stun grenades mar US President's visit as Nelson Mandela clings to life.

Dominic Gover Jun 29, 2013

Father of American fugitive Edward Snowden admits his son 'betrayed the government' and broke the law, but insists he is not a traitor to his country.

Fiona Keating Jun 29, 2013

Father of fugitive whistleblower floats possible comeback if Snowden is not gagged or detained before trial.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 28, 2013

MPs call for Obama to demand action against witchcraft widely practised in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

Hannah Osborne Jun 28, 2013