Barack Obama skeptical on major military action in Syria
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 18, 2013
President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that setting up a no-fly zone in Syria or other major US military action could save lives or tip the balance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
China understands 'blunt' message on hacking, says Barack Obama
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 18, 2013
US President Barack Obama said that China has understood his "blunt" warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for Beijing.
Barack Obama praises China for taking tough stance on North Korea
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 18, 2013
US President Barack Obama said that China was taking a tougher line against North Korea's nuclear program as he credited new President Xi Jinping with taking more responsibility in the world.
NSA secret data gathering 'transparent', says Barack Obama
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
President Barack Obama has defended top secret US spying programs and called them transparent even though they are authorised in secret.
North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face on Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk.
US not to rush to war in Syria: White House
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 17, 2013
The US will not rush to war in Syria as it did in the past in the region, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.
Russia's Vladimir Putin says West is arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the US decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human flesh.
US wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea
Associated Press | Sunday June 16, 2013
The White House says it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea that will lead to a nuclear-free North.
Spy sweeps test Barack Obama's rock star status in Europe
Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013
Explosive revelations about US phone and Internet surveillance programs will challenge President Barack Obama's popularity and moral authority when he lands in Europe on Monday.
A life of ambition, despite the drifting
John M. Broder and Scott Shane, The New York Times | Sunday June 16, 2013
From Edward J. Snowden's friends and his own Web postings emerges a portrait of a man who did not finish high school but bragged that employers "fight over me."
US says political solution to Syria conflict in jeopardy
Reuters | Saturday June 15, 2013
The use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces and the involvement of Hezbollah fighters show President Bashar al-Assad's lack of commitment to negotiations and threaten to "put a political settlement out of reach," the US State Department s...
US sets the bar higher for North Korea talks
Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013
The United States on Friday demanded that North Korea take concrete steps to ease concerns, saying that the communist state's recent actions had set the bar higher for a resumption of dialogue.
'Yes we can' to 'Yes we scan', Barack Obama returns to Berlin
Reuters | Friday June 14, 2013
Cheered like a rockstar when he passed through Berlin five years ago on his way to the White House, Barack Obama faces a cooler reception and tough questions about US spying methods when he returns next week for talks with Angela Merkel and a speech ...
Russia disputes US claim on Syria chemical weapons
Associated Press | Friday June 14, 2013
President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser says Moscow is not convinced with Washington's claim that Syrian regime had used chemical weapons against the opposition.
US military proposes no-fly zone over Syria: report
Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013
US military proposals for arming Syrian rebels include establishing a limited no-fly zone over rebel training camps and delivering small arms, US media reported Friday.
