Barack Obama

NSA whistleblower Snowden confirms the NSA developed the Stuxnet computer worm with Israel to take down Iranian nuclear facility.

US president stops short of calling military overthrow of democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi a coup d'état.

Adly Mahmoud Mansour, chief of Egypt's High Constitutional Court, to be interim president until fresh elections are held.

Tributes paid to 19 members of Granite Mountain Hotshots trapped in Yarnell Hill inferno.

Ex-president defends controversial spy programme he introduced and accuses whistleblower Edward Snowden of damaging US.

Spokesmen for Egyptian president quit in face of mass protests demanding end to regime.

Full transcript of Snowden's statement condemns Washington and claims 'Obama administration is afraid of you'.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist says it’s a mixed bag of fear over QE tapering process

US President makes emotional visit to place where Mandela was jailed

Protests and stun grenades mar US President's visit as Nelson Mandela clings to life.

Father of American fugitive Edward Snowden admits his son 'betrayed the government' and broke the law, but insists he is not a traitor to his country.

Father of fugitive whistleblower floats possible comeback if Snowden is not gagged or detained before trial.

MPs call for Obama to demand action against witchcraft widely practised in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew prepares list of potential candidates for Fed chief's post.

US president rules out military action against whistleblower after he leaves Moscow airport.

In Senegal accompanied by the first lady Michelle and daughters Obama met with president Macky Sall

Michelle Obama and daughters are also to land on Goree Island in Dakar harbour.

The US Senator for Connecticut has voiced support for research into uncovering link between videogames and violence

In the wake of the Prism scandal, Senators have proposed changes to how the NSA collects communications data

Daniel Stewart & Co's chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

WikiLeaks founder says search for safe haven for NSA web surveillance whistleblower must be 'intensified'.

Leaked documents have revealed how the National Security Agency collects and retains personal data.

Glendon Crawford and Eric Feight arrested for plot to kill ‘Israel's enemies while they slept’.

President apologises for calling George Osborne ‘Jeffrey’ three times during G8 summit

Fifty years after JFL's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' oratory, Obama woos crowd with call to reduce nuclear arsenal.

Strategists, economists and fund managers polled by CNBC expect the Fed to prune its bond buying this December.

Four US soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Bagram airbase near Kabul.

President Hamid Karzai hopes to transfer talks from Qatar to Afghanistan after peace talks launched.

International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Open Markets Index 2013 reveals not one G8 country made top ten for trade openness.

The IMF is one of the three lenders overseeing Dublin's €85bn (£71.8bn ) bailout.