Obama visit to Ghana slave fort steeped in symbolism for African-AmericansCAPE COAST, Ghana — From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before. Obama : world’s full economic recovery ’still a ways off’
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Leaving wonks behind, Obama ready for high-profile meeting with pope, visit to GhanaL’AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is ending three days of often-wonkish policy discussions with fellow world leaders to embark on two of the most photogenic and emotional events of his young presidency: meeting the pope at the Vatican and becoming the first black American president to visit a mostly black African country. Police arrest 26 AIDS activists in the Capitol for unlawful assembly, disorderly conductWASHINGTON — A group of AIDS activists was arrested Thursday for unlawfully demonstrating in the Capitol rotunda, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said. Ghana to deploy 10,000 police to boost security for Obama visitACCRA, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana say they will deploy more than 10,000 police in this West African nation to boost security for President Barack Obama’s weekend visit. G8 Summit 2009 Day-I Roundup
Obama confers with world leaders on economy, climate, trade, more in ItalyROME — President Barack Obama is embarking on three days of multinational talks about climate change, the global economy and world hunger in the second and most policy-laden stop of his three-nation, weeklong trip. In Italy, Obama confers with world leaders on economy, climate, trade, moreL’AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama joined fellow world leaders in Italy Wednesday for talks on threats to global security and stability at a summit where climate change, a continuing global economic crisis, nuclear proliferation and world hunger took top billing. Summit bottom line: Obama takes away arms deal, hopes he’s started thawing relationsMOSCOW — For two days, President Barack Obama pressed the reset button with Russia. Obama asks Russian partnership with US but sees no ‘meeting of minds’ on thorny disagreementsMOSCOW — Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to “forge a lasting partnership” with the U.S., but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won’t be “a meeting of the minds anytime soon.” Obama, Medvedev agree to aim for nuclear arms reduction by year-end, fighting ’sense of drift’MOSCOW — President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world’s two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, down to the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia accord, and counter what Obama called “a sense of drift” in the countries’ relations. High stakes for Obama in Russia as both sides reach for substantive changeMOSCOW — President Barack Obama opened his first Moscow summit with confidence on Monday, predicting “extraordinary progress” out of meetings set to test his diplomatic skills on important priorities such as nuclear arsenal reductions and the fight in Afghanistan. President Obama set to embark on weeklong trip; Russia, Italy and Ghana on itineraryWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is embarking on his next foreign mission. White House celebrating Independence Day with barbecue, fireworks for military familiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Iraq’s independence is an extraordinary accomplishment but that its transition won’t be without problems. Obama not to visit father’s undemocratic Kenya
African leaders launch “African Unity” as first step to hypothetic continent-wide federationSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. Obama aiming to add substance to promise of resetting US-Russia relationsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants to produce early results after promising to reset relations with Russia, hoping to emerge from a Moscow summit next week with clear progress on reducing both nations’ nuclear arsenals and changing the way the Russian people view the United States. Water should be a basic human right, say researchersWASHINGTON - Researchers, in a recent article in the journal PLoS Medicine Editorial, have argued that despite recent international objections, access to clean water should be recognized as a human right. Study for World Bank finds major governance improvements in Botswana, other African countriesWASHINGTON — Several African nations are among those that have made great improvements in how their people are governed, with Botswana even on a par with many more-developed Western nations, the World Bank and the Brookings Institution said in a report released Monday. Vatican official says pope and President Obama to meet on July 10 at VaticanVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama will meet on July 10, a much-anticipated Vatican audience with a president under attack by some American bishops for his support of abortion rights. A look at adoptions from several countries to the United States in FY2008In the 2008 fiscal year, 17,438 children in foreign countries were adopted by U.S. citizens and taken to the United States. Here are the figures for some individual countries that year: Thai protesters who rioted in Bangkok last week call for new rally afterBANGKOK — Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who rioted in Bangkok last week called Friday for a new protest rally, just hours after Thailand’s current leader lifted an emergency decree and said the country had returned to normal. Tatas join consortium to build $600 mn cable system in AfricaJOHANNESBURG - India’s Tata Communications Thursday said they had joined a global consortium to build a $600-million cable system to extend faster international connectivity to countries in Africa at cheaper tariff. Africans bring raw power and excitement to Indian footballNEW DELHI - African footballers with their raw power and silken touch have invaded India like never before. They have given a new thrust to the game in the country at a time when Indian football is striving to catch up with the world’s best. Italian president condemns racist attack on IndianLONDON/ROME - The Italian president has called for a stop to xenophobia and racist violence as outrage grew after an Indian man was beaten and set on fire near Rome. Global poll shows growing optimism in ObamaNEW DELHI - A 17-nation poll conducted for BBC World Service has found widespread and growing optimism that Barack Obama presidency will lead to improved relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Under-23 squad of Bayern in Kolkata for exhibition matchesKOLKATA - The under-23 squad of German soccer giants F C Bayern Munich arrived here Thursday for a week-long visit during which they will play three exhibition matches, officials said. Voting for president begins in Ghana’s key districtLAGOS - Voting began Friday in a remote farming region of Ghana in an election that will decide who will be the next president of the West African country despite attempts by the ruling party to stop the election from taking place, according to new reaching here from Accra. |
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ACCRA, Ghana — Never mind that Barack Obama has never set foot in Ghana before. This country has a message for the American leader when he makes his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president this weekend: “Welcome Home.” The posters and banners bearing the warm greeting across Ghana’s verdant tropical capital are borne from hope the world’s most powerful man will help lift his late father’s impoverished continent from the depths of crushing conflict and poverty.
ROME — President Barack Obama joined fellow world leaders Wednesday for three days of intense talks on threats to global security and stability at a G-8 summit where climate change, the continuing global economy crisis and world hunger got top billing.
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama’s first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa won’t include a stop in his father’s Kenyan homeland because the violence-plagued country’s leaders “do not seem to be moving into a permanent reconciliation that would allow the country to move forward.”
