Barack Obama

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are not know for their personal bonding but hit it off quite well at the convention.

Bill Clinton lauds Obama's record on reviving the economy and job generation.

US first lady portrays Obama as a caring family man and one who initiated change in the US in run-up to husband's debate with Mitt Romney.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says US will be considered responsible if Israel strikes Iran nuclear plants.

Neil Armstrong's fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins attend funeral service along with other friends and family members.

Nearly 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are living without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.

Clint Eastwood's conversation with an invisible Barack Obama has brought a tirade of mirth

Mitt Romney promises to create 12 million jobs in four years during his speech to accept the Republican presidential nomination.

President courts internet generation and crashes servers by answering questions on Afghanistan, beer and basketball on live AMA.

Attendees ejected after throwing nuts at CNN camerawoman saying “this is how we feed animals”.

Tropical Storm Isaac regraded as hurricane as it makes landfall in Louisiana, knocking out power and heading towards New Orleans.

Huge storm approaching US coast close to hurricane force, sparking fears of repeat of Hurricane Katrina devastation.

Probe finds no malicious intent to disrespect the Koran or defame the faith of Islam on the part of US troops.

Isaac moving towards New Orleans and expected to make landfall and flood northern Gulf Coast with waves up to 3 metres high.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R Ashok, who is on a two-day tour to Assam and Manipur, met students and professionals in Guwahati on Saturday and urged them to return to Bangalore after the five-day mass exodus of North-East migrants this month.

Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died following complications from heart surgery.

The inspirational astronaut Neil Armstrong has died following complications after heart surgery.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

Fate of Ethiopia's caretaker prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn hangs in the balance following Zenawi's sudden death.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.

Military reporter Alon Ben-David says Tel Aviv closer than ever to strike against Tehran.

Chemical weapons movement would be a 'red line' for president that would change everything.

South American Union emphasises rights of embassies, while Assange tells US to end WikiLeaks witch-hunt.

Reforms to health insurance legislation provides cover for an extra 50 million Mexicans.

Mitt Romney running mate mocked in attack ad that accuses him of ending guaranteed Medicare health insurance for pensioners.

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have asked mathematicians and cryptographers to help crack the Gauss malware encryption.

Thomas Caffall, who has history of mental health problems, opens fire on policeman serving eviction notice on him.

Some of the biggest names in British music, including Spice Girls and George Michael performed.

Saudi Arabia will intercept any Israeli air force aircraft crossing en route to Iran, Washington warns Israel.

After a pleasant lull, celebrity death hoaxes on social networking Web site Twitter seem to be making a comeback. This time they targetted pregnant actress Reese Witherspoon