Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city...
Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub. Brent crude lost more than $4.50 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand...
The US Supreme Court has rejected a Trump-backed challenge by Republican-led states to former President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul. Despite the court's conservative tilt, its nine justices ruled by 7-2 that the challenger...
The US faces a huge task in reversing a culture of \\"crazy conspiracy theories\\" that have exacerbated divides in the country, Barack Obama says. In a BBC interview, the former president says the US is more sharply split ...
Shopping malls in Shanghai are gearing up for China's biggest annual shopping event on November 11, dubbed "Double Eleven", with huge discounts to attract crowds before the big day....
US President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, have directed blistering barbs at each other during rival rallies. Stumping in Pennsylvania for Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden, Mr Obama likened Mr Trump to a...
Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Mr Obama did not name anyone but his rare comments came after President Donald Trump sought to...
Polar bears enjoy Lantern Festival treat at Shanghai zoo...
A Victoria's Secret lingerie show is a glitzy affair. But some of the sheen was missing from its Chinese premiere on Monday, when most of the coverage focused on the two star names who didn't make it to Shanghai. Reports say Katy Perry and G...
In Shanghai's historic Bund district, visitors circle a new theater with a brash -- and slowly rotating -- veneer of bronze-colored steel bamboo. Beside it, a pair of recently completed 590-foot-tall towers overlook the city's colonial-era buildi...
Obama talks about dropping off daughter at college...
Sesame Street: Michelle Obama & the Most Important Meal...
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday that a suspected chemical attack in a Syrian town was a "consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution." "Today's attack is reprehensible a...
President Obama granted a commutation today to Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier who was convicted of Espionage Act violations and other charges for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. Manning w...
President Obama on Toughest Decision He Made in Office...
At the end of a year marked by debates over immigration and refugees, President Obama and the first lady used their last Christmas message from the White House to urge tolerance and compassion. “As we retell [the story of Jes...
US President Barack Obama has vowed to take action against Russia for its alleged interference in the US presidential election campaign. "We need to take action and we will," he told US radio station NPR. Russia stands accused by ...
US president Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the political fray and avoid commenting on th...
Guests at President Obama's final concert at the White House had to go through three security checkpoints before placing their cellphones in brown paper bags that would be returned to them at the end of the night. No one questioned the low-t...
The Obamas hosted their final state dinner at the White House Tuesday night, and they're going out with a bang. "Today is bittersweet for Michelle and I because this marks the final official visit and state dinner of my presidency. But ...