Barack Obama

US president says there is 'no excuse' for violence against stateless Rohingya Muslims.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 19, 2012

Nikkei gains 1.43 percent while KOSPI up 0.93 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices end 0.11 and 0.49 percent higher.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 19, 2012

Barack Obama praises reforms in Burma and urges nation to continue process.

Geetha Pillai Nov 19, 2012

Obama to meet President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Geetha Pillai Nov 19, 2012

Nikkei gains 1.42 percent while KOSPI rises 0.98 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices gain 0.55 and 0.15 percent respectively.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 19, 2012

Obama's three-day Asia tour includes historic visit to Myanmar.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 18, 2012

Major Asian markets in red as global economic concerns and political issues impact investor sentiments.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 17, 2012

Israel launches attacks on targets in Gaza, destroying the office of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 17, 2012

A Guardian’s cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as puppet master in the wake of Gaza's escalating conflict has sparked controversy.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 16, 2012

Nikkei climbs 2.20 percent while Hang Seng gains 0.24 percent. KOSPI and Shanghai indices drop 0.53 and 0.77 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 16, 2012

CIA investigation to see if agency has any lessons to learn from scandal.

Geetha Pillai Nov 16, 2012

Nikkei up 1.88 percent while KOSPI drops 0.10 percent. Shanghai falls 0.87 percent and Hang Seng gains 0.15 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 16, 2012

US calls for caution while acknowledging Israel’s right to self-defence.

Geetha Pillai Nov 15, 2012

The 20-year-old studen taken into custody after confessing to his therapist that he plotted to kill the US leader and murder trick-or-treating children.

Toyin Owoseje Nov 14, 2012

Global economic concerns continue

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 14, 2012

With two vast industries left untapped by the Treasury, IBTimes UK explores the economic case for decriminalising drugs and prostitution.

Shane Croucher Nov 13, 2012

Nikkei drops 0.18 percent while KOSPI falls 0.59 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices end 1.51 and 1.13 percent lower.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 13, 2012

Pentagon probing John Allen's emails to Jill Kelley, a friend of ex-CIA director David Petraeus.

Geetha Pillai Nov 13, 2012

Japanese GDP slows, raising concerns of recession

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 12, 2012

Nikkei down 0.80 percent while KOSPI falls 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices gain 0.09 and 0.13 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 12, 2012

FBI started probe on David Petraeus after agency tracked cyber complaint of threatening emails to Paula Broadwell, his biographer.

Geetha Pillai Nov 11, 2012

Affair, brought to light by FBI, 'unacceptable' for a husband of 37 years and leader of the CIA.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 10, 2012

Video of US President Barack Obama wiping away tears addressing his staffers in Chicago was posted on YouTube

Umberto Bacchi Nov 09, 2012

Nikkei down 0.90 percent while KOSPI falls 0.52 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices drop 0.85 and 0.12 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 09, 2012

Obama's visit, coming in wake of communal clashes in Rakhine, intended to boost political and economic reforms in Myanmar.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 09, 2012

President Obama's second term is a boon for US Fox News Channel, despite its Republican bias

Umberto Bacchi Nov 08, 2012

‘Queen’ says she accepts Obama’s presidential application and expressed commiserations to ‘Twit Romney’.

Hannah Osborne Nov 08, 2012

Around 400 people gathered at University of Mississippi, a key batleground in the figght agianst segregation 50 years ago, some shouting racial slurs against newly re-elected President Barack Obama.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 08, 2012

As President Barack Obama gets elected for a second term, the latest election actually marked a pivotal point for women in the senate, congress and the power in voting.

Lianna Brinded Nov 08, 2012

John Boehner says Republican-controlled House will work with Obama to rebuild US economy - but wants President to adopt 'balanced approach'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 08, 2012