Barack Obama's last throw of the political dice on the campaign trail in Las Vegas

Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appear at a campaign rally in Las Vegas Photo: AP

Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appear at a campaign rally in Las Vegas Photo: REUTERS

Campaigning like it was 2008 all over again, Barack Obama on Saturday rounded off his longest swing through battleground election states since his victorious charge for the White House.

Barack Obama's Indian delegation 'books 800 rooms in Mumbai'

Barack Obama's Indian delegation has booked the entire Taj Mahal hotel Photo: ALAMY

The president, who is scheduled to set off on a twice-postponed Asian tour with his wife Michelle after next week's midterms, has reportedly block-booked all 570 rooms in the Taj Mahal hotel as a security measure. On top of that, US navy ships will also be deployed, as the president is staying in a hotel by the ocean.

Why the US has turned against Obama

Barack Obama and Michelle shortly after he was elected US President Photo: Getty
Why have American voters gone so sour on Barack Obama's Democratic party? It's a question that must puzzle many in Britain who – Conservative as well as Labour and Lib Dem – welcomed Obama's election two years ago and saw him leading America and the world into broad, sunlit uplands. But now it appears that Obama's party is about to take....

Hamid Karzai admits office receives 'bags of money' from Iran

Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with elders after a conference on rural development. Photo: GETTY
Mr Karzai said that the "bags of money" were "done by various friendly countries to help the presidential office and to help the expenses".

How Bernanke Will Keep a Fire Lit Under Stocks Until Year End - And Which Sectors Will Soar

By Jon D. Markman, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

While many investors have solid reasons to remain concerned about the broader economic picture, there are some market sectors roaring forward that no one can afford to miss - and they will continue to provide profit opportunities thanks to the work of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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Lindsay Says She Can't Afford Rehab

Lindsay Lohan made her court appearance yesterday and although the judge didn’t send her to jail, he ordered her back to rehab until January. That sounds great for Lindsay, but the only problem is she can’t afford it.

Rihanna a No Show to Katy Perry's Wedding

 

On Saturday Katy Perry and Russell Brand celebrated their nuptials in front of 80 of their closest friends and family members, but Katy's BFF Rihanna

Oprah Winfrey books Bush, other big guests for TV, joins Streep, Bullock for movie comedy; ...

Harpo Productions via APIn this photo taken Oct. 9 in Los Angeles, Katherine Jackson, right, mother of the late music icon Michael Jackson, and Oprah Winfrey pose at the filming of an interview in which Jackson reflects on the life of her son from his childhood superstardom to recounting the day he died. The interview will air on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" sometime in November.

Pakistan border region becomes terror epicenter

It's a land of daunting mountains, crisscrossed with rugged paths. Tucked in the valleys, families live a subsistence existence in mud houses secluded behind 10-foot-high walls, cooking over open fires and sleeping under the sky. Dirt poor, uneducated, their only knowledge of the outside world comes from a crackling radio.

Mount Merapi status raised to alert

Merapi alert status: (Antara//Wahyu Putro )The status of Mount Merapi was raised to alert on Monday following increasing volcanic earthquake activities from the volcano.
The Sleman administration announced the new status at 6 a.m. on Monday.

South Korea sends aid to North as mood improves

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea sent its first shipment of rice aid to rival North Korea in more than two years on Monday and said it would consider holding monthly talks with Pyongyang if it was committed to denuclearisation.

Indonesia to evacuate thousands as volcano simmers

SLEMAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Authorities will evacuate more than 11,000 villagers living on the slopes of the Mount Merapi volcano near Yogyakarta on Java after the alert status for an eruption was raised to the highest level, officials said.

Kris Aquino reacts to sis love advice

MANILA, Philippines- It seems like actress-host Kris Aquino is not heeding the love advice of her eldest sister, Ballsy Aquino-Cruz.
Ballsy recently gave Kris an advice to focus her attention on her 2 sons, Joshua and baby James, instead of her love life.
“You can’t have everything in this world. Kung suwerte ka sa career, or suwerte ka sa mga anak mo, tanggapin mo na lang. Huwag mo

Wikileaks Iraq War Diaries

At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout.

Slovenia elects first black mayor

Peter Bossman receives a kiss from his wife Karmena after the second round of local elections in Lucija. Bossman, a doctor from Ghana, was voted in as mayor of a Slovenian city, becoming the first black mayor in an eastern European country. He became mayor of the picturesque seaside city of Piran in the second round of local elections after beating the centre-right incumbent, according to preliminary results.
Photograph by: SRDJAN ZIVULOVIC
Credit: REUTERS

Slovenia elects its first black mayor

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Slovenia elected its first black mayor on Sunday, an immigrant from Africa known as the "Obama of Piran," the town where he lives.

Hamas, Fatah may hold 2nd meeting for reconciliation in Damascus

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Fatah official said Sunday that the second round of meeting for reaching an inter- Palestinian reconciliation deal with Islamic Hamas movement might be held in Syria's capital of Damascus next week.

Israeli PM warns Palestinians over "unilateral action" threats

Israeli PM warns Palestinians over "unilateral action" threats
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday told government ministers that Israel expects the "Palestinians to fulfill their commitment to hold the direct talks," restarted on Sept. 2 after an 18-month break

G20 has to show compromise FX pact packs meaning

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent

GYEONGJU, South Korea | Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:08am EDT

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Excited talk of currency wars has given way to an uneasy truce, but what has so far been a phony war could yet break out into outright hostilities.

BBC News - Singapore stock exchange bids $8.2bn for Australian ASX

Singapore wants to strengthen its position as a financial centre
The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a multi-billion dollar bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney.

Lots to do in tiny Rarotonga

RAROTONGA: Beautiful beaches, but plenty to do on dry land as well.
There are two bus routes on Rarotonga: "clockwise" and "anti-clockwise".
That should tell you all you need know about the island: that it's roughly round, fairly small and the public transport isn't too crash hot.

Four Nations match at Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Australia's Lote Tuqiri, right, and Papua New Guinea's Elijah Riyong contest a high ball on Australia's try line during their Four Nations match at Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, yesterday. Tuqiri was the only member of the Kangaroos backline who did not sc

US has 'great concern' over Kashmir

WASHINGTON, AFP - The United States said Friday that it has "great concern" about the situation in Kashmir but indicated it would not try to mediate over the Himalayan territory divided between India and Pakistan.