Weather Tonight: 9°c Light showers Morning: 14°c Overcast

News

HEADLINES:
RSS

Robert Gibbs

Latest articles

US blasts Israeli expansion plan

18.11.09
Israel's approval of 900 extra homes at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem has been strongly criticised by the US and UN... more

Suu Kyi offers to work with Burma generals

16.11.09
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has requested a meeting with the military regime's senior leader, adding to signs that lines of communication are opening up between her and the junta... more

Obama's green adviser quits over links with 9/11 campaign

07.09.09
Barack Obama faces fresh embarrassment after one of his advisers was forced to resign over his links to a campaign which believes the Bush administration may have been complicit in the 9/11 attacks... more

CIA agents face prosecution over terror 'torture' claims suspects

25.08.09
The US attorney-general has launched an investigation into allegations that terror suspects were abused by their CIA interrogators. ... more

WORLD: Bill Clinton meets Kim over fate of jailed US reporters

04.08.09
Bill Clinton met Kim Jong Il as part of a mission to free two American journalists from North Korea's notorious work camps... more

WORLD: Barack Obama warns forces of terror will test US in Iraq

01.07.09
President Obama gives an ominous warning of bloodshed and violence in Iraq as troops begin withdrawal... more

Obama must get off the fence, say critics

23.06.09
Barack Obama was today holding his first White House press conference on the crisis in Iran after mounting criticism about his lack of involvement... more

Barack Obama lands in Egypt

04.06.09
President Barack Obama flew into Egypt today where he will deliver a high-profile speech aimed at building bridges with the Muslim world... more

Give the Queen D-Day invite, says Obama

02.06.09
Barack Obama has waded into the D-Day snub to the Queen, saying he wants to see her at the remembrance event in Normandy... more

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama denies torture in Abu Ghraib photos

29.05.09
White House officials attack British media over their treatment of shocking Abu Ghraib prison abuse photographs the Obama administration wants to suppress... more

Obama's nuclear fear over Pakistan

05.05.09
Barack Obama is to seek a guarantee from the Pakistani government that the country's nuclear arsenal will be kept safe from Taliban insurgents... more

Obama leaves Bush aides open to torture charges

22.04.09
Barack Obama has refused to rule out prosecuting Bush administration officials who sanctioned the torture methods used in the interrogation of terror suspects... more

Queen's G20 jibe becomes a YouTube sensation

03.04.09
The Queen is a worldwide hit on YouTube after she was caught on film reprimanding Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for being too noisy... more

iPod man will keep President tuned in

25.03.09
Barack Obama will be accompanied by his personal "body man" when he comes to London next week... more

Obama and Jay Leno do the first presidential chat show

18.03.09
Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to appear on a late-night chat show tomorrow when he is a guest of comedian and writer Jay Leno... more

'Shock jock' asks president for live debate

05.03.09
Barack Obama has been dragged into a row with America's most popular conservative radio chat show host... more

US combat troops to pull out of Iraq by next year

27.02.09
President Barack Obama will announce combat operations in Iraq will end on 31 August 2010... more

Obama holds fire on more troops to fight the Taliban

17.02.09
Barack Obama said he would "shortly" make a decision over whether to pour thousands more US troops into the Afghan conflict... more

Obama plays down hopes of instant fix

16.02.09
Economics: President Obama has begun dampening expectations for his $787 billion stimulus package with aides warning not to expect instant miracles... more

Senator quits Obama post in bust-up over economy

13.02.09
Barack Obama has been rocked by a resignation from his government less than 24 hours after he pushed through his economic stimulus package... more

Obama slams bankers over $18bn bonuses

30.01.09
Barack Obama has denounced as "shameful" the decision by Wall Street chiefs to pay themselves more than $18billion in bonuses last year... more

Generation O hails Obama the hero

21.01.09
More than a million people joined Barack Obama’s inauguration party in scenes that could have come straight out of Hollywood. But behind the razzmatazz America found a profound new hope... more

Don't Miss
  • Lenny Henry

    Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

    As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels
  • John and Edward

    Spread of the Jedhead

    Jedward, voted off the X-Factor this weekend, are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

Sky in plot to hire students on the cheap

Sky News is currently recruiting students as reporters for its coverage of next year's general election. However, the opportunity doesn't quite seem so appealing

All stories


Promotions

Environmental initiatives

Find out how you can help to meet the challenges of climate change in London.


The Open University

Every year The Open University helps thousands of professionals progress in their careers.


Win the Best Seats

In London theatre when you vote for your favourite celebrity spec wearer.


Breast Cancer Care

Donate £1 and leave a message of support for a loved one in the Swarovski Garden of Wishes.


Win an iPodTouch

With Courvoisier when you share your thoughts on this week's cocktail.