POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says the world needs to drop its obsession with celebrities and concentrate on saving future generations from global warming.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said in remarks aired Sunday he will tap Gen. Eric Shinseki to lead the Veterans Administration.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- "Change" was the English word used most often in the world's media and on the Internet in 2008, and Barack Obama was the top name, U.S. researchers say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assured him the United States will continue to aid his nation.
NYANGMA-KOGELO, Kenya, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Kenyan relatives of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama are new celebrities in their country, but say the spotlight isn't always welcome.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Leaders of the G20 countries meeting in Washington say they've launched financial reforms to bolster international supervision of banks and credit agencies.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A Washington summit this weekend on the global financial crisis is expected to produce a "broad action plan," not a quick fix, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Dignitaries in Washington for the weekend's global financial crisis summit may be setting the agenda instead of following the U.S. lead, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will represent President-elect Barack Obama at this week's financial summit.
LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The time is right to create a global society following the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
BEIJING, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao had his first telephone conversation Saturday with the incoming U.S. president, Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he will move quickly on measures to aid struggling middle-class Americans hit by the financial crisis.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The financial crisis that began on Wall Street snaked into other economic sectors, such as the U.S. auto industry, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A stimulus package to spur U.S economic growth should be passed sooner not later, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday.
