Obama says tour of Ghanaian slave fortress should be eye-opener for daughters

September 24th, 2009 US diplomat sees post-9/11 embassies as too costlyWARSAW, Poland — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland is criticizing the "fortress-like" construction of American embassies worldwide since the Sept.

September 3rd, 2009 Jaycee Dugard's daughter's photos are yet to be released in front of the public glare, but it seems that the people of America can hardly wait for having a glimpse at the daughters of the woman who has reportedly spent eighteen long years under captivity, serving as a sex slave to her abductors, Nancy and Philip Garrido. Mystery continued over Jaycee Lee Dugards daughter's pictures, which are still undisclosed as of yet, thereby stirring up speculations whether Jaycee's daughters were also subjected to sexual abuse or not.

August 16th, 2009 Obama family to tour Grand Canyon on SundayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha will do some more sightseeing. The first family and other relatives will tour Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday.

July 23rd, 2009 Dutch return severed head of Ghana chiefTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong. The head of King Badu Bonsu II was discovered last year in a jar of formaldehyde gathering dust in the anatomical collection of the Leiden University Medical Center.

July 23rd, 2009 Michelle Obama, daughters tour Va.'s Luray CavernsWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha did a little sightseeing when they toured Luray Caverns, a popular tourist attraction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The grounds of the caverns feature caves with such geological formations as stalactites and stalagmites.

July 12th, 2009 Obama says slavery's past should be taught in USWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States' history and should be taught in a way that connects that past cruelty to current events, such as the genocide in Darfur. During an interview with CNN while traveling in Ghana, Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust.

July 12th, 2009 Obama home from whirlwind Ghana tripWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is back home after a whirlwind visit to Ghana. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base early Sunday morning, soon after midnight.

July 11th, 2009 NAIROBI/ACCRA - US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president. An overnight flight took Obama from Italy, where he had been attending both the G8 summit in L'Aquila, and a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican, to the Ghanaian capital Accra.

July 11th, 2009 WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama's whirlwind Ghana tourACCRA, Ghana — Protocol says you stand when the president enters a room. But for a handful of pregnant women, President Barack Obama was willing to make an exception.

July 11th, 2009 Obama has full day in GhanaACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama begins a packed day in Ghana with a morning meeting in Accra with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills. It's Obama's first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa.

July 11th, 2009 Obama departs Ghana for trip home to United StatesACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is headed home after a brief but whirlwind visit to Ghana. Before departing, Obama addressed Ghanaians at the airport in the capital of Accra.

July 11th, 2009 Obama says slave site reminds him of world 'evil'CAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama says a slave site reminds him of humanity's potential for "great evil" but also gives him a reason for hope, given the progress African-Americans have made since leaving the castle as slaves. Obama toured a seaside fortress that the British used as slave dungeons during the 17th century.

July 11th, 2009 Obama, family arrive on Ghanaian coastCAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama has arrived on the coast of Ghana for a tour of a former slave fortress. Obama, his wife, Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha planned to tour Cape Coast Castle, a seaside fortress that was converted to the slave trade by the British in the 17th century.

July 6th, 2009 US first lady, daughters tour KremlinMOSCOW — Russia's first lady Svetlana Medvedev took Michelle Obama and her two daughters on a low-key tour of the Kremlin just hours after they arrived in Moscow on Monday. They set out on their tour as President Barack Obama began talks with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev elsewhere in the Kremlin on arms control and other issues.

March 25th, 2009 COLOMBO - A colony of wasps Wednesday attacked a group of tourists at a fifth century rock fortress in central Sri Lanka, leading to 20 people being hospitalised, officials here said. At least 20 people were rushed to hospital while several others were trapped inside the rock fortress following the ambush by the angry swarm of wasps at the 200 metre-high fortress of Sigiriya, which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists as it is a world heritage site.