President Barack Obama

Obama and Romney fare equally well on preference for US president in Washington Post-ABC News poll.

McKinnon, who has been fighting extradition battle for 11 years, faces 60 years in prison if extradited and convicted over US military files.

Scarlett Johansson has reportedly broken up with boyfriend Nate Naylor.

Republican says Obama has not done enough to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions but Biden says sanctions working.

Republican presidential contender keen to balance rebels' firepower against Assad.

Second season of CIA conspiracy thriller Homeland returns to UK screens.

Republican candidate builds on strong performance against Obama to say he will work for all Americans.

Technology brands like Apple, Google, Microsoft dominate the best brands list, though FMCG brand Coca-Cola remains on top.

Credit Suisse under investigation over underwriting and sales of derivatives largely blamed for the credit crisis.

Barack Obama is seeking to regain lost ground after Denver debate that, by all accounts gone, went Mitt Romney's way.

During the first televised Us presidental debate, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agreed to tax the game industry 'hard.'

Romney says Obama's trickle-down economic policies do not work and president condemns challenger's tax reforms.

WikiLeaks founder calls for US electors to open their wallet to maintain its influence on US politics.

50 million viewers expected for televised head-on debate between president and Republican candidate.

An article on satirical site The Onion claimed 77 percent of rural white Americans would rather vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.

A spoof report in The Onion has been published as a genuine news story by Iranian news agency Fars.

Name of US president may have been codeword to give prime minister an out from tennis game with Charlie Brooks.

Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Partino to meet William Hague over Assange's asylum bid,

US president condemns controversial film that sparked violence and deaths across Muslim world.

Iran is preparing to create its own private internet and in the process has added Google and Gmail to its list of blocked sites.

Triple arrest prompts concerns that Vietnam is tightening grip on internet freedoms.

Washington hoping to disassociate itself from views expressed in Innocence of Muslims.

Half of Bennifer says 2003, the year he was involved with Jennifer Lopez, was his annus horribilis.

Spokesman for the Islamist terrorist sect allegedly shot down at checkpoint, while field commander dies.

Chinese subsidies, heavy duties on auto imports from America and artificially low Yuan rankle US.

Anti-US protests enter Europe while the US embassy in London braces to face demonstrations.

Protests against Anti-Islam Movie made by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula snowball as target widens.

Nearly a dozen US missions in Islamic countries face protests, while Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood demands 'million-man march'.

Two Navy destroyers USS Laboon and USS McFaul have been deployed along with a team of marines.

US counter-terrorism officials believe the attack resembles "a planned, co-ordinated, well-executed military style event".