With Obama out of town, Michelle Obama and daughters tour Shenandoah Valley attractionJuly 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.
Sasha and Malia Obama giggle upon seeing wax figures of parents at Madame Tussauds in DCJuly 21st, 2009 First daughters check out parents done in waxWASHINGTON — The sight of their parents done up in wax at Madame Tussauds museum in Washington sent Sasha and Malia Obama giggling. Museum officials say the first daughters commented that it would be "hilarious" if they took photos with the figures of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Obama, family, return to US from Ghana after whirlwind visitJuly 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.
Obama, family, leave Ghana for return flight to United States; Ends whirlwind visitJuly 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.
Obama says tour of Ghanaian slave fortress should be eye-opener for daughtersJuly 11th, 2009 Obama: Daughters should learn from slave tourCAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama says he hopes his family's tour of a former slave fortress on the coast of Ghana shows his daughters that history can take very cruel turns. Eleven-year-old Malia and eight-year-old Sasha accompanied Obama on a tour of Cape Coast Castle Saturday.
Obama to visit India next yearJuly 10th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will go to the US later this year while US President Barack Obama will visit India next year. The invitations were exchanged and accepted by the two leaders at a brief "pull-aside" meeting during the G8-G5 summit meeting in this quake-hit Italian town Thursday, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said here.
Obama asked what he'd do if family needed care that wasn't allowed under his health planJune 25th, 2009 Questions get personal at Obama town hallWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he'd want his own family members to get the best medical care — even if it isn't covered by insurance. At an ABC News town hall event on health care, a doctor asked Obama to promise that his wife and daughters would only get the services allowed under a new government insurance plan he's proposing.
Downing Street: Michelle Obama in London for meeting with British prime minister's wifeJune 8th, 2009 Michelle Obama meets with UK prime minister's wifeLONDON — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to London on Monday after attending D-Day commemorations in Europe.
Obama leaves France, ending landmark tripJune 7th, 2009 PARIS - US President Barack Obama left Paris for Washington Sunday after a five-day foreign tour that included a landmark speech in Cairo, a visit to the former Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany and the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Obama spent the final hours of the journey on a private visit to the French capital with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Michelle Obama, daughters say bonjour to Eiffel TowerJune 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama stopped to say hello to the Eiffel Tower during their visit to Paris. The First Lady and her daughters left many beaming after waving to fellow tourists, who greeted the mum-of-two.
Michelle Obama, 2 daughters pay surprise visit to Eiffel TowerJune 5th, 2009 Michelle Obama, 2 daughters visit Eiffel TowerPARIS — Michelle Obama and her two daughters paid a surprise visit to the Eiffel Tower on Friday night, delighting tourists and doubtless the presidential couple's two girls. The first lady, 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha spent about 45 minutes at the Parisian icon as President Barack Obama was arriving in France.
Obama says dating Sasha and Malia "will be an issue"May 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Barack Obama may be the US President, but when it comes to daughters Sasha and Malia, he's like any other "worried" father. "Now, I worry about them when they're teenagers where, you know, you're already embarrassed about your parents and even more embarrassed on TV all the time," US magazine quoted him, as telling Newsweek.
Holbrooke likely to visit India on April 7March 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke is expected to visit India on April 7 to discuss how India could cooperate in US efforts to end terror threat in those two neighbouring countries. During his visit, Holbrooke will meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.
Man throws two daughters into a canal in GhaziabadMarch 25th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 32-year-old father of five allegedly threw two of his minor daughters into a canal here, police said Wednesday. According to the police, Vinod, a small time retailer, in an inebriated condition took his two daughters, Monika, 9, and Manisha, 5, for a stroll Tuesday evening and pushed them into a canal in Murad Nagar area of this national capital suburb.
PM has breakfast with family at AIIMSJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been recovering well after his coronary bypass surgery, had breakfast with his wife and three daughters at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Tuesday, an official said. 'The prime minister has been making excellent progress and had breakfast with his wife and three daughters in the hospital today,' Deepak Sandhu, media adviser to the prime minister, told IANS.