Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah meet with President Barack Obama on March 24
Months after taking office in the first democratic transition of power in Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on March 24. The talks at the White House are expected to center on security, economic development and reconciliation with the Taliban. VOA correspondent Aru Pande has more from the White House.
Proposed budget places social workers in homes to work with parents as they raise children in at-risk communities
From expanding child care to making preschool more accessible, U.S. President Barack Obama's second term is marked by an agenda he says is aimed at helping middle class families. Under his new proposed budget, the president is looking to expand a program that puts social workers in homes to work with parents as they raise children in at-risk communities. VOA correspondent Aru Pande takes a closer look at one such program in a Washington suburb.
Show of unity is key as officials say Russia and Russian-backed separatists continue to flout Minsk peace agreement, and violence flares in eastern Ukraine
Obama speaks out on negotiations to contain Iran’s nuclear program, day before Israeli PM Netanyahu speaks on the issue before US Congress
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with President Obama at the White House Tuesday
He signs executive order encouraging companies, organizations to share more information about cyberthreats with government, each other
President Barack Obama has announced that nearly all of the remaining 1,300 U.S. troops fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will return home. The White House cites U.S. success in combating the epidemic, with a decline in the number of new cases in affected countries. VOA correspondent Aru Pande reports.
US president says because troops were so effective in West Africa, all but about 100 will return home by April 30
Adviser outlines national security strategy, saying that while US must sometimes act alone, mobilizing collective action yields stronger result
On Monday, President Obama pledged $4 billion in American investments and loans to India but said trade between the world's two largest democracies is still marked by 'so much untapped potential'
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States and India must do better to capitalize on untapped potential in their economic relationship - by removing some of the roadblocks to greater trade and investment. As VOA correspondent Aru Pande reports from New Delhi, Obama spoke after participating in India’s Republic Day celebration.
Barack Obama is set to make history as the first American president to attend India’s Republic Day ceremony on Monday. White House officials say the visit, Obama's second to India, marks a seminal and transformational moment in relations between the two countries. VOA correspondent Aru Pande reports.
He'll be first US leader to attend event, which marks anniversary of South Asian country's adoption of its constitution in 1950
Obama has already taken his message to the public, previewing his administration’s plans to boost American manufacturing and access to higher education
Obama has called for increased American innovation to help grow the middle class and help the United States compete globally
President Barack Obama recently announced a plan to make two years of community college free for all eligible Americans, calling education and technical training essential pathways to the U.S. middle class. He’s expected to highlight the initiative during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. VOA White House correspondent Aru Pande visited a community college near Washington for reaction to the plan.
The Obama administration ended the year with the release of more detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On December 30, the Pentagon announced that three Yemenis and two Tunisians were flown to Kazakhstan for resettlement. VOA correspondent Aru Pande takes a look at whether President Barack Obama will be able to realize his goal to shut down the facility during his last two years in office
Obama administration says Guantanamo closure, transfer of all detainees remains an important priority
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