http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/barack obama Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:34 +0200 President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, a step toward his goal of closing the US military-run prison. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Ban-lifted-on-Guantanamo-Yemen-transfers-20130524-3 Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the US back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-seeks-to-end-war-on-terror-20130524 Obama's rousing defence of his administration's national security policy was punctuated with a piece of significant wisdom, writes Simon Williamson . http://www.news24.com/World/News/Glimmers-of-hope-20130524 Relief workers and clean-up crews have defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Oklahoma-mourns-rebuilds-amid-storms-20130524 President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike the US orders. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-Congress-aware-of-drone-activity-20130523 An American citizen killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier, but escaped after being released on bail, officials say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pakistan-held-American-killed-by-drone-20130523 US President Barack Obama us planning to renew efforts to close the military prison at Guantanamo, including through a resumption of transfers of inmates to Yemen, says a report. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-to-restart-Guantanamo-Yemen-transfers-20130523 President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects and make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-to-push-for-transparency-in-drones-20130523-3 Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb have begun the hard task of rebuilding their lives. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Oklahoma-tornado-survivors-begin-recovery-20130523-3 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to stamp out the practice. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Myanmar-urged-to-stop-using-child-soldiers-20130522-3 The US have identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, officials say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/FBI-names-Benghazi-suspects-no-arrests-20130522 The most far-reaching US immigration legislation in about two decades has moved forward on a solid bipartisan vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-immigration-bill-progresses-in-Senate-20130522 North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a personal envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations with Beijing and ahead of a key China-US summit. http://www.news24.com/World/News/N-Korea-sends-special-envoy-to-China-20130522 US rescue teams are scouring a shattered suburb for survivors after a giant tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Rescuers-scramble-after-US-tornado-20130521 President Barack Obama has promised to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort after the devastating tornado. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-pledges-help-to-Oklahoma-20130521 A court in Myanmar has sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison for the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Myanmar-Muslims-jailed-for-killing-Buddhist-20130521-2 Emergency workers are searching feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive tornado. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Oklahoma-in-intense-tornado-rescue-efforts-20130521 SA should use the upcoming visit by US President Barack Obama to cement its good relations with the US, writes Simon Williamson . http://www.news24.com/World/News/SA-must-make-the-best-of-Obamas-visit-20130521 President Barack Obama has urged the president of Myanmar to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-urges-Myanmar-to-stop-violence-20130520 US President Barack Obama will be heading to South Africa as part of his first major African tour since taking office, the White House says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Barack-Obama-to-make-first-trip-to-SA-20130520