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- Australia's future 'lies in solar power'
- Sarko says sorry to Irish for goal
- SA fires take toll as crews crash trucks
- Fire staff sent redundancy letters
- SA fire burning out of control
- Cinema popcorn 'a nutritional horror'
- US army to blame for New Orleans floods
- Indonesia flouts asylum housing deal
- Surgeon 'did chicken dance' with joy
- Ireland demands replay over handball
- US army to blame for New Orleans floods
- Orchestra to give concert in brothel
- At a glance: Renewables & Australia
- Cinema popcorn 'a nutritional horror'
- French boy charged with attempted murder
- Minchin fronts ETS revolt
- Twins spend first night in separate beds
- India eyes move to plastic money
- SA fires take toll as crews crash trucks
- Australia 'among worst carbon offenders'
- French police stop high school massacre
- Crean backs funding for medals
- Wind energy 'has a future in Australia'
- Australia faces 'huge' skills shortage
- Girl, 10, tasered in shower row
- Rudd 'concerned' over Scientology
- Heatwave 'connected to climate change'
- Indonesia flouts asylum housing deal
- Xenophon calls for probe into Scientology
- Sarko says sorry to Irish for goal
US 'will miss' Guantanamo closure deadline
19 Nov 2009, 12:14PM
- Guantanamo advisor resigns
- Guantanamo deadline approaches
- Guantanamo music sickens Pearl Jam
Greyer, thinner Obama 'doesn't blame job'
19 Nov 2009, 2:13PM
Barack Obama concedes he has lost weight and gone greyer during his first year as US president, but insists he remains healthy despite the demands of his job.
MATTHEW HALL
The 'A' word
If you want a bill passed by politicians, make them work on a Saturday night. But this weekend a bill slipped through banning funding for abortions.
Obama lands in S Korea for nuke talks
19 Nov 2009, 7:13PM
US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea's nuclear program due to top the agenda.
Obama wraps up China visit
18 Nov 2009, 8:51PM
Barack Obama has ended his trip to China meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who emphasised that their two nations were better off as partners, not rivals.
Sightseeing ends Obama's China trip
18 Nov 2009, 5:23PM
US President Barack Obama wrapped up his trip to China with a mix of diplomacy and sightseeing, meeting Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting the Great Wall.
- Lawmakers caution Obama over troops
- Obama, Hu agree to tackle tough issues
- Reporter held over Obama-Mao T-shirt
US-China eye co-operative future
17 Nov 2009, 8:02PM
The US and China have agreed to co-operate on a raft of issues from climate change, Iran to North Korea.
- Obama, Hu open key talks in Beijing
- Reporter held over Obama-Mao T-shirt
- Obama pushes for China Web freedom
Obama calls for Internet freedom in China
17 Nov 2009, 8:30AM
US President Barack Obama has pushed for an unshackled internet and expanded political freedoms in China, during a webcast town hall event in booming Shanghai.
- Reporter held over Obama-Mao T-shirt
- US and China can be partners, says Obama
- Obama in China for maiden visit
Guarded hope as Obama engages Burma
16 Nov 2009, 7:22PM
Supporters of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi have voiced guarded hope after US President Barack Obama raised her case directly with the junta.
Obama pushes for China Web freedom
16 Nov 2009, 4:58PM
US President Barack Obama will use the internet to try to talk directly to Chinese people, during his maiden visit to China.
- US and China can be partners, says Obama
- China cool to stronger yuan as IMF calls for rise
- Obama presses Burma during ASEAN summit
Obama staffer concerned over troop boost
13 Nov 2009, 8:24AM
The US ambassador in Afghanistan has expressed deep concern about
sending extra troops to the region, as President Barack Obama mulls
over America's military commitment.
Obama marks Veteran Day
12 Nov 2009, 6:54AM
President Barack Obama has marked Veterans Day, pledging that US troops
would not have their trust betrayed like those who served in Vietnam.
- UK WWI veteran shuns Remembrance Day
- US Senate confirms envoy to Australia
- Australians urged to remember the fallen
Obama, Netanyahu meet on Mideast crisis
11 Nov 2009, 2:10PM
US efforts to revive the Middle East process floundered on Tuesday after President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu held closed-door talks.
- Obama ''to discuss human rights'' with Hu
- Netanyahu to meet Obama on trip to US
- Obama hails Iraq election ''milestone''
US Senate confirms envoy to Australia
11 Nov 2009, 1:29PM
The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be
ambassador to Australia, longtime friend and powerhouse international
lawyer Jeffrey Bleich.
Obama appeals to Senate on health reform
09 Nov 2009, 7:49AM
US President Barack Obama has urged the US Senate to take up the baton to ensure his comprehensive overhaul of the health care system is completed.
