OBAMA TO UNVEIL CLEAN POWER PLAN

US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called the biggest most important step we have ever taken in tackling climate change... READ MORE›

UN VOTE ON IRANNUCLEAR DEALIRRITATES CONGRESS

At least two senior Democrats have joined the Republican leadership in complaining that the Security Council action expected Monday morning would pre-empt the congressional debate... READ MORE›

OBAMA CLASHES WITH KENYAN PRESIDENT OVER GAY RIGHTS

Ebullient roadside hawkers selling American flags and crowds that turned out to greet Mr Obama were largely banned from the streets near his convoy... READ MORE›

A SECRETIVE PATH TO RAISING US FLAG

When the Cubans suggested going out for dinner after their talks, the White House aides demurred, fearful of being spotted... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL PRESIDENT OBAMAS TOUGH ACHIEVABLE CLIMATE PLAN

It imposes the first nationwide limits on carbon dioxide pollution from power plants the source of 31 percent of America's total greenhouse gas emissions... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL OBAMA TAKES ON OPPONENTS OF THE IRAN DEAL

As a presidential candidate, Mr. Obama opposed the Iraq war... READ MORE›

IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS ARE NEARING A DEAL WITH FEWER OBSTACLES

Kerry's 16th consecutive day at the talks, and after convening the rest of the United States negotiating team, he met with Mr... READ MORE›

KERRY IN EGYPT DISCUSSES BALANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND TERROR FIGHT

Last week a bipartisan group of six senators released a public letter urging Mr. Kerry to make human rights a centerpiece of his visit to Egypt... READ MORE›

6 GUANTNAMO DETAINEES ARE TRANSFERRED TO OMAN

Congress has outlawed bringing any detainees onto domestic soil... READ MORE›

IN IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS US WILL NOT BE RUSHED KERRY SAYS

Kerry spoke however a senior Iranian official accused the United States of reversing positions in the previous 24 hours and upending agreements that had already been reached... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA SAYS FAILURE TO CHANGE GUN LAWS HIS 'BIGGEST FRUSTRATION'

Mr Obama also used the interview to call on Britain to remain in the European Union... READ MORE›

U.S. COURT RULES NSA CAN TEMPORARILY RESUME BULK PHONE DATA COLLECTION

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the Patriot Act had never authorized the NSA to collect Americans' phone records in bulk... READ MORE›

THE EFFECTS OF OBAMAS PRESIDENCY IN AFRICA READERS OPINIONS

I would like President Obama to encourage our African presidents to build more schools and pay teachers well... READ MORE›

KERRY WARNS IRAN THAT US WILL NOT ACCEPT AN UNSOUND NUCLEAR DEAL

The six world powers negotiating with Iran are the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA SAYS BRITAIN MUST STAY IN EU

Mr Obama said his biggest frustration was the failure to pass "common-sense gun safety laws" in the United States "even in the face of repeated mass killings"... READ MORE›

U.S PERSONNEL AGENCY CHIEF RESIGNS OVER MASSIVE DATA BREACH

Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, including possibly compromising secrets gathered for security clearances, were stolen from OPM computers in the sweeping intrusions... READ MORE›

SENATE LEADER SAYS CONGRESS WILL BLOCK SOME OBAMA MOVES ON CUBA

McConnell has been a consistent critic of Obama on a range of foreign policy fronts, including Cuba and U.S... READ MORE›

OBAMA SAYS MORE POLITICAL OPENNESS WOULD STRENGTHEN ETHIOPIA

The Ethiopian prime minister noted a century of diplomatic ties with the United States but said the U.S... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA ADMITS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WILL MEAN MORE MONEY FOR TERROR GROUPS

Critics of the agreement immediately responded by accusing Mr Obama of handing billions to the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism ... READ MORE›

OBAMA'S BIGGEST FRUSTRATION: GUN CONTROL

President Obama says the biggest frustration of his tenure is the lack of new gun control laws... READ MORE›

KERRY WARNS U.S. CONGRESS SCRAPPING IRAN DEAL WOULD MEAN PATH TO NUCLEAR WEAPON

WASHINGTON Secretary of State John Kerry intensified efforts on Tuesday to beat back criticism of the Iran nuclear deal and convince U.S... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE LEADER RAPED AMERICAN HOSTAGE KAYLA MUELLER, US OFFICIALS SAY

Kayla Mueller was taken captive in 2013 while volunteering as an aid worker in Syria... READ MORE›

'AFRICA IS ON THE MOVE!' OBAMA GETS A ROCK STAR REACTION FROM KENYANS

Billing himself as America's first Kenyan-American president Mr Obama targeted his speech at the country's young people and leaders of the future... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA APPOINTS PROSECUTOR LORETTA LYNCH AS FIRST BLACK FEMALE US ATTORNEY GENERAL

President Barack Obama has appointed federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of US attorney general, he will announce today... READ MORE›

U.S. FLAG SET TO FLY OVER HAVANA ON FRIDAY

Secretary of State John Kerry will oversee the event which follows a similar flag-raising ceremony outside the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA UNVEILS PLAN TO TACKLE GREENHOUSE GASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Video Barack Obama unveils plan to tackle greenhouse gases and climate change... READ MORE›

'SELFIE' OR A BODY SEARCH: INCIDENTS SHOW DIFFERENT POLICE RESPONSES TO BLACK AND WHITE MARIJUANA SUSPECTS

Charnesia Corley has accused Texas police of sexual assault Ms Corley is in the process of filing a legal action against the Harris County Sheriff's Office... READ MORE›

OBAMA DEFENDS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AS U.S. DIPLOMACY OVER WAR

The agreement prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon without resorting to war, he said... READ MORE›

BOEHNER TOUTS BILLS TO REPEAL OBAMACARE, BUILD KEYSTONE

Boehner touts bills to repeal obamacare build keystone... READ MORE›