Obama: Myanmar won’t succeed if Muslims are oppressed
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the rights of Myanmar’s minority Muslim population were not being fully protected and warned that the Southeast Asian country would not succeed if Muslims there were oppressed.
Obama says must send message to Russia to stop destabilizing Ukraine
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday it was necessary to send a message to Russia that its “destabilizing” actions in eastern and southern Ukraine must stop, as the United States and its European partners prepared to impose ne…
Malaysia PM says agreed with Obama to upgrade ties
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to upgrade the two countries’ ties to a “comprehensive partnership.”
North Korea says army must develop to be able to beat U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the army to develop to ensure it wins any confrontation with the United States, the reclusive country’s news agency said on Sunday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama warned the North of its …
U.S., Japan unlikely to wrap up trade deal by May TPP talks: Japan official
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States have found “common ground” to forge a two-way trade deal, but may not be able to resolve remaining sticking points in time for a mid-May meeting of top negotiators seeking a broad regional deal, a senior Ja…
White House looks at how ‘Big Data’ can discriminate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is preparing to release a report next week that will outline concerns that current U.S. privacy laws and regulations do not do enough to protect consumers from potential discrimination due to “big data” a…
Obama reminds North Korea of U.S. ‘military might’
SEOUL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States did not use its military might to “impose things” on others, but that it would use that might if necessary to defend South Korea from any attack by the reclusive North.
If it’s Saturday, it’s time for Obama to talk up the minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the fifth Saturday this year, the White House used the president’s weekly address to exhort Republicans to support an increase in the minimum wage, a key part of President Barack Obama’s voter-friendly economic agenda aimed a…
Detroit retiree committee reaches deal on pensions, healthcare
(Reuters) – A committee created by a U.S. bankruptcy court to represent Detroit’s retired workers said on Friday it reached an agreement in principle with the city over pensions and healthcare, potentially giving the city a key ally.
California superintendent race shows Democrats split on school reform
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – The race to be California’s superintendent of education is shaping up to be an expensive contest between fellow Democrats – one backed by the party establishment and teachers unions, and the other calling for school r…
