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Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options

World
2009-11-13

US President Barack Obama today aimed to shore up relations with a new Japanese government vowing to be more assertive with its US ally, even as he grapples with sending more US troops to Afghanistan. While public...

Gasps as Obama awarded

World
2009-10-10

THE announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to...

Chinese, US presidents meet on bilateral ties

National
2009-9-23

CHINESE President Hu Jintao met his US counterpart Barack Obama in New York yesterday to exchange views on bilateral ties and other important issues of common concern. The Chinese president said at the start of...

Chinese delegation arrives in US for strategic, economic dialogues

National
2009-7-26

A Chinese delegation arrived in Washington yesterday to attend the first round of the China-US Strategic and Economic dialogues. More than 100 Chinese officials, led by Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor...

US court nominee Sotomayor wins over 3 Republicans

World
2009-7-18

THREE Republican senators said yesterday they will back US President Barack Obama's choice of Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the US Supreme Court, setting the stage for a likely easy confirmation. "Given her judicial...

Japan to back plea on nuclear weapons

World
2009-4-14

JAPAN, the only country to have suffered an atomic attack, said yesterday that it supports United States President Barack Obama's goal of eliminating nuclear weapons. Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to send a letter...

China targets summit to deal with crisis, boost confidence

National
2009-3-8

CHINA is looking to the G20 summit of world leaders in London next month to boost confidence and deal with the world financial crisis, its foreign minister said yesterday. The G20 summit would be able to achieve...

Governor says his trial 'tramples constitution'

World
2009-1-25

ILLINOIS Governor Rod Blagojevich, charged with trying to sell the US Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama, says he will not participate in an impeachment trial that could remove him from office. ...

A glimmer of hope among the doom and gloom

National
2009-1-24

IF the global economy fails to recover in 2009, the housing bubble or credit crunch may not be to blame. It could be a lack of fire. Chinese fortune tellers say fire - one of the five elements mystics believe form...

Film rating rules planned for Web

World
2008-12-28

THE kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Websites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material. The British government wants to negotiate with the...