Obama hails closing G-8 summit, calls it a productive session to confront difficult challenges

October 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A "surprised and deeply humbled" President Barack Obama said Friday he viewed the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize as a way to give impetus to broadly shared aspirations. "To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honoured by this prize," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden hours after winning the award for his work to improve international diplomacy and rid the world of nuclear weapons.

September 30th, 2009 Berlusconi calls Obama 'tanned' againROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is poking fun at President Barack Obama again. Berlusconi has told a rally in Milan that he was bringing greetings from the United States from "What's his name? Some tanned guy.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that the US cannot solve the world's problems alone and urged other countries to take on a greater role. Speaking at the opening of the UN General Assembly, Obama said countries must work together to tackle extremism, the proliferation of dangerous materials and global warming.

August 6th, 2009 Obama hails confirmation of SotomayorWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is lauding the barrier-breaking confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. Said the president: "With this historic vote, the Senate has affirmed that Justice Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court." Sotomayor will be sworn in on Saturday and appear with Obama at the White House on Wednesday.

July 31st, 2009 Officer says meeting with Gates, Obama productiveWASHINGTON — The police officer at the center of a national dispute over race and law enforcement says a much-anticipated meeting at the White House was productive and all parties are looking forward. Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt.

July 31st, 2009 Policeman calls White House meeting productiveWASHINGTON — The police officer at the center of a national dispute over race and law enforcement says a much-anticipated meeting at the White House was productive and all parties are looking forward. Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt.

July 31st, 2009 Obama hails meeting with police officer, GatesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is hailing his meeting with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and policeman James Crowley as a "friendly, thoughtful conversation." In a statement after the three men and Vice President Joe Biden chatted over beers, Obama said he learned that Gates and Crowley had already spent some time talking with each other.

July 24th, 2009 Obama calls arrest of Harvard scholar unnecessaryWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is standing by his assertion that police did not need to arrest a Harvard scholar who was trying to get into his own home. Obama said in an interview with ABC that he has "extraordinary respect" for the challenges and hardships that law enforcement officers face every day in their line of work.

July 8th, 2009 Obama attending G-8 summit in ItalyROME — President Barack Obama is flying from Russia to Italy today for the G-8 summit of leading industrial nations. Agenda items include global warming, trade, Iran's nuclear ambitions and food security.

July 8th, 2009 Obama hails historic US-Italian ties, friendship ROME — President Barack Obama is praising historic American ties with Italy, saying the two countries are cooperating in a number of areas, including Afghanistan. Following private talks with President Giorgio Napolitano before joining the G-8 summit of industrialized nations, Obama called Italy "a great friend of the United States." Obama, joined by Napolitano after their meeting, said the two countries "are working hand in hand in places like Afghanistan to ensure that we're isolating extremists and strengthening the forces of moderation around the world." Obama said he looked forward to taking up weighty issues like the economy and global warming at the summit and said "these are all issues in which the Italian government has already shown extraordinary leadership."

July 6th, 2009 Obama wants to host global nuclear security summitMOSCOW — President Barack Obama says he wants to host a summit on global nuclear security next year. Obama suggested the event at a news conference Monday after several hours of talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev).

April 20th, 2009 PORT OF SPAIN - US President Barack Obama hailed as 'very productive' the Summit of the Americas that ended Sunday in Trinidad and Tobago, but stressed that a lot remained to be done. 'The test for all of us is not simply words but also deeds,' he said at a press conference in Port of Spain following the end of the summit.

April 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here in wee hours of Saturday after attending "satisfactory" G-20 summit in London.

April 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here in the early hours of Saturday after a four-day visit to London to attend the G20 summit. On the margins of the summit, he also held bilateral talks with his host and British counterpart Gordon Brown and US President Barack Obama.

February 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has asked Americans to 'confront boldly the challenges we face', saying the 'day of reckoning has arrived, and the time to take charge of our future is here'. 'Now is the time to act boldly and wisely - to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity,' he said in his first speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.