A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. ...more

November 15, 2009

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's 84-year-old president, clinging to power after 28 years in office, barred another famous 84-year-old - former President Jimmy Carter - from entering the country Saturday. ...more

November 23, 2008

With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. ...more

November 22, 2008

In an unexpected twist, President Bush's bout of diplomacy in Asia hit a snag in dealings with longtime ally South Korea and drew a conciliatory gesture from 'Axis of Evil' member North Korea. ...more

September 8, 2007

President Bush leaves today for Australia, where he will spend the week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. ...more

September 3, 2007