Obama makes history
Published: November 06, 2008NEW YORK - Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white American mother, was elected United States 44th President on Tuesday, breaking the ultimate racial barrier to become the first African-American to claim the country’s highest office and he immediately pledged to promote the cause of peace. Obama will be sworn in on January 20, 2009. He will succeed President George W Bush, who leaves the country in
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Top 10 foreign challenges
PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama, who takes office on January 20, 2009, will face a number of key foreign policy problems. Here are 10 current challenges - and how he might tackle them. US ROLE IN THE WORLD One conclusion from the US vote must Read full story »
Call for new US anti-terror plan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani militants and tribesmen on Wednesday urged US president-elect Barack Obama to break with his country’s divisive anti-terror strategy, but many feared there will be little change. Some tribal leaders said they Read full story »
Pakistan hopes Obama will promote stability
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama and Senator Josph Biden, the newly elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the United States. President Read full story »
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