US Presidential Inauguration

Barack Obama is now officially the 44th US President after being inaugurated in Washington in front an overwhelming number of people who braved freezing temperatures and the millions who watched on TV around the world. The new President had his audience on the edge of their seats with his inauguration speech, finishing off with a message for America and the world.

"With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."

US Presidential Inauguration - Full Coverage

Obama to attend Fort Hood rampage memorial

FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attend a memorial service here to honor victims of the wild shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said.

November 8, 2009, 2:51 pm

U.S. House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.
November 8, 2009, 3:21 pm
U.S. House rejects Republican healthcare plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives rejected an alternate Republican health plan on Saturday and prepared for an expected close final vote on a bill that would lead to the biggest healthcare overhaul in four decades.
November 8, 2009, 2:47 pm
Asia opens to Obama on debut tour
Barack Obama this week heads to Asia for the first time as president, seeking to show the region the US is not distracted by multiple crises elsewhere.
November 8, 2009, 2:28 pm
Obama allies see health care victory
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama's call to "answer the call of history."
November 8, 2009, 2:20 pm
Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday.
November 8, 2009, 1:30 pm
Shooting suspect off ventilator: Army
A US Army spokesman says the Texas shooting spree suspect has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.
November 8, 2009, 1:15 pm
Shooting suspect off ventilator: Army
A US Army spokesman says the Texas shooting spree suspect has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.
November 8, 2009, 1:02 pm
Obama 'white power in black face'
Decrying Barack Obama as "white power in black face", hundreds of African Americans marched on the White House on Saturday.
November 8, 2009, 11:34 am
U.S. House Democrats confident on healthcare vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives headed to a final vote on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, with Democratic leaders confident they can secure the 218 votes needed for a narrow victory.
November 8, 2009, 11:11 am
'Friendly fire' kills Afghan personnel
Seven Afghan security personnel have been killed in a mis-targeted NATO air strike in the country's remote northwest, the defence ministry says.
November 8, 2009, 10:27 am
Obama pleads for health care overhaul, vote looms
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama, fighting for his top domestic priority, urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to "vote yes" Saturday on the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century.
November 8, 2009, 8:54 am
NATO 'friendly' strike kills Afghan security personnel
KABUL (AFP) - Seven Afghan security personnel were killed in a mis-targeted NATO air strike in the remote northwest, the defence ministry said Saturday, signalling further trouble for a fraying Western military effort.
November 8, 2009, 8:06 am
Japanese town stages anti-US base protest
KADENA, Japan (AFP) - Thousands of residents of Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday staged a protest against the presence of the US military on the eve of a major rally against a controversial airbase.
November 8, 2009, 7:47 am
Obama makes pitch for U.S. healthcare votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.
November 8, 2009, 7:41 am
Obama pleads for health care overhaul
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to "vote yes" on the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century.
November 8, 2009, 7:04 am
Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.
November 8, 2009, 6:09 am
Obama makes pitch for U.S. House healthcare votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.
November 8, 2009, 5:59 am
US grieves after army base shooting
US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 at a US military base.
November 7, 2009, 11:43 pm