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TOKYO - President Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan...
North and South Korean patrol boats exchanged fire in disputed waters on Tuesday, leaving a North Korean vessel heavily damaged.
The navies of North and South Korea clashed Tuesday off the west coast of the peninsula, military officials said, reportedly leaving a North Korean patrol boat badly damaged.
North and South Korea's navies clashed in the Yellow Sea, just ahead of a visit to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama, in an incident that left a northern vessel damaged.
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, but probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to prepare bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.
President Barack Obama is making the federal government the model employer of America's veterans. Obama signed an executive order Monday evening to establish a Council on Veterans Employment and a Veterans Employment Program office within most federal agencies.
As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Barack Obama's promise to slow the runaway rise in health care spending.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama reaffirmed America's "strong commitment to Israel's security" in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the White House said.
The most senior African American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together.
The two Koreas have had a naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters off their west coast but there were no casualties, the South's Yonhap news agency reported.
When Barack Obama receives his Nobel Peace Prize next month in Oslo, Norway, one thing seems clear: It won't be in recognition of his skill in advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace.
The Obama administration has decided, after months of deliberation, to accept an offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, two administration officials said Monday.
Comedian and rapper Katt Williams was released on bond Monday after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and coins.
U.S. manufacturers have complained that Beijing artificially holds the value of the yuan down to make its exports cheaper, and American goods more expensive for Chinese consumers.
The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence.
The Colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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