US President Barack Obama wasted little time before inviting French President-Elect François Hollande to the White House. The two leaders will meet for bilateral talks before the G8 and NATO summits set to take place in the US later in May. But what does the US make of the new French leader?
Britain and the US presented a united front on Wednesday as Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama used a joint press conference to turn up the heat on Syria and Iran. The two leaders also vowed to stay the course in Afghanistan.
Speaking after talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron focusing on Afghanistan, Syria and the threat from Iran, US President Barack Obama hailed the "indispensable" alliance between the two countries at a White House press briefing Wednesday.
Hollywood and Silicon Valley erupted into all-out war over competing visions of intellectual property rights law. The dispute centered on the controversial legislation known as "SOPA" that would introduce dramatic new laws designed to punish those who illegally share copyrighted files.
A new book by a New York Times political reporter portrays First Lady Michelle Obama as a fiercely protective, somewhat controversial presence, who has competed with high-profile cabinet members for influence over her husband.
The world papers look at the crisis with Iran as efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions inches towards a stand-off. Is this just a question of psychological warfare or the real thing? Also, China's mounting military might and astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says women are the real mystery of the universe. That's the focus for this Thursday 5th January 2012.
Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, 21, was charged on Thursday by a court in the US state of Pennsylvania with trying to assassinate President Barack Obama, a week after he allegedly opened fire on the White House with an automatic rifle.
As speculation mounts that Sarah Palin, the Tea Party darling and former Alaskan governor, will seek the Republican nomination to run for the White House in 2012, emails released by Alaska show she received death threats after her 2008 nomination.
Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards was charged Friday with "participating in a scheme to violate federal campaign finance laws," after he allegedly used $900,000 in campaign funds to conceal his extra-marital affair.
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has kicked off his campaign in the key state of New Hampshire. The 64-year-old former Massachusetts governor accused President Barack Obama of failing America and prolonging the US recession.
