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A high school friend of U.S. President Barack Obama has released pictures of the head of state as a 17-year-old on his way to prom in Hawaii.
Obama counter-terrorism speech interrupted by heckler
A heckler interrupted U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday as he called for the shuttering of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Obama: Time to modify anti-terror strategy, close Guantanamo
U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday said there is no "justification beyond politics" for keeping the prison at Guantanamo Bay open.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intent Thursday to nominate Katherine Archuleta as director of the Office of Personnel Management, a statement said.
Oklahoma tornado victims allowed to return to their damaged homes
Residents of tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., have been allowed to return to their neighborhoods in what officials said were the first steps toward rebuilding.
North Korea tries fax diplomacy with Seoul
South Korean authorities said they received a faxed statement from North Korea proposing joint activities to mark the anniversary of a cooperation agreement.
U.S. President Barack Obama is to speak Thursday at the National Defense University on the administration's counter-terrorism policy, the White House said.
House sidesteps Obama on Keystone XL
U.S. President Barack Obama was the last obstacle to getting the Keystone XL oil pipeline built through the country, the chairman of a House committee said.
Israel is keen to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Easing economic pressure on Myanmar ignores serious human rights abuses in the country's extractive industries sector, an advocacy group said.
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Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson