Gibbs wakes up Obama with news president has won Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 Gibbs wakes up Obama with news of NobelWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama woke up to the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize a little before 6 a.m. Press secretary Robert Gibbs learned from reporters that Obama had won the 2009 prize, and telephoned the White House early Friday to pass along the news to his boss.
70-million-year-old evidence of dinosaur cannibalism foundOctober 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A University of Alberta researcher has found 70 million year old evidence of dinosaur cannibalism. Phil Bell made the discovery.
Suicide attacker had entered UN WFP building by pretending to use toiletOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - The suicide bomber, who blew himself up inside the premises of a UN building on Monday, had entered the building by pretending that he needed to use the lavatory, The Telegraph reports. The attacker, who was dressed as a Pakistani Army soldier, was allowed to pass through security at the heavily guarded United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) building in Islamabad after he showed an immediate need to use the toilet.
Obama wraps up UN meetings, moves on to G-20 in PittsburghSeptember 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moves from one summit of world leaders to another Thursday. The early part of the day is devoted to meetings in and around the United Nations General Assembly.
Obama travels to Minneapolis on Saturday for rally by supporters of health care overhaulSeptember 12th, 2009 Obama to attend health care rallyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is traveling to Minneapolis for a rally on health care reform. Minnesota is an example of where Obama wants the rest of the country to go on health care.
US economy stepped back from the brink: ObamaSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US economy has stepped back from its worst recession in seven decades and is on the road to recovery, President Barack Obama said in a rare address to Congress Wednesday night. In a speech before both houses of Congress that was largely devoted to health care, Obama took credit for pulling the world's largest economy out of a deep crisis but warned there was more pain to come.
15 trainee Pak policemen killed in Mingora suicide attackAugust 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 15 security personnel were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack on a police station in Mingora on Sunday. The attack took place when a suicide attacker blew himself up on the training ground near the police station where the security personnel had gathered for a training session.
Geithner: US will reverse spending after economy is on certain recoveryJuly 28th, 2009 Geithner: US to address deficits after recoveryWASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he has reassured China that the United States will take steps to address rising budget deficits once the economic recovery is firmly in place. China has huge investments in the United States and has worried it could be undermined by U.S.
Obama says policies have created jobs, but hiring will be slow in recoveryJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama: Hiring will be among last things to improveWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says economic steps by his administration have saved jobs and created new ones. But he says new hiring is among the last things to improve during an economic recovery.
Michelle Obama wears $10 T-shirt to lunch with ex First Lady Nancy ReaganJune 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michelle Obama defied predictions of fashion experts after turning up in a 10-dollar T-shirt and a 25-dollar cardigan for a lunch with Former First Lady Nancy Reagan. The fashion icon, who has been sporting high-end lines like French designer Azzedine Alaia, wrapped herself in the affordable apparel offered by Gap.
US rejects Taliban claim for NYK attackApril 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has dismissed claims made by the Pakistan Taliban that it was responsible for an attack in New York State in which a lone gunman killed 13 people. 'Based on the evidence, we can firmly discount that claim,' Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman, said Saturday.
Miley Cyrus slams critics asking her to get a boob-job doneApril 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Miley Cyrus has blasted critics suggesting that she needs a boob-job, insisting that she hasn't even grown up to have full breasts. Gracing the cover of Glamour magazine's May issue, the teen sensation has said in an interview that she doesn't like people judging her.
Palin slams Obama over Special Olympics jokeMarch 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ex-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has criticised President Barack Obama for the Special Olympics joke he made on a US chat show. "I was shocked to learn of the comment made by President Obama about Special Olympics," Us magazine quoted Palin, whose son Trig was born with Down syndrome last year, as saying.
Washington Post to trim its business coverage to overcome financial crisisMarch 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - To overcome the ongoing financial crisis, The Washington Post is taking another step toward trimming the size of its newspaper. The Post is folding its stand-alone Business section into the A section six days a week and drastically reducing the publication of stock tables.
US wants all Mumbai terror attackers brought to justiceFebruary 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US says it's working with India and Pakistan to bring all the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks to justice, but whether the lone surviving attacker should be extradited to Pakistan was a matter between them. 'I think that he (the attacker) should be put through a judicial process, and that judicial process should be fair and transparent,' State Department spokesperson Gordon Duguid told reporters Wednesday.
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