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US and Cuba meet for high-level talks as part of thaw
BBC NEWS
The US and Cuba are due to hold their highest-level talks in decades in the Cuban capital, Havana.
Obama demands spread of wealth
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all Americans, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.
Obama’s policy of stimulus trumps right wing austerity
By Dickson Igwe
The USA has regained its position as the main engine of world economic growth. As 2014 ends, the US is the fastest growing developed economy. The last quarter, July-September 2014, the US economy grew 5%. This was the fastest rate of American economic growth since 2003. It remains to be seen whether Barack Obama’s policy of stimulus has taken the US back to the era of the Clinton Presidency, when a sustained economic boom lasted for almost a decade.
'New chapter' in US-Cuba ties
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama has hailed a "new chapter" in US relations with Cuba, announcing moves to normalise diplomatic and economic ties.
'More activity' at North Korea nuclear test site
BBC NEWS
Activity has increased at North Korea's nuclear test site, South Korea says, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama to the region.
Ukraine: Obama says Russia 'acting out of weakness'
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama has said Russia is acting "not out of strength, but out of weakness" in Ukraine. He also warned of the possibility of further sanctions against Russia if it encroached further into Ukraine.
Ukraine crisis: Obama urges Putin to pursue diplomacy
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama has urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, in a lengthy telephone call.
US president warns Uganda over anti-gay bill
BBC
President Barack Obama has warned Uganda's President Yoweri Musuveni that enacting an anti-gay law will complicate relations with the US.
Obama and Hollande say trust restored after NSA spying
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande have reaffirmed their nations' alliance after revelations of US snooping.
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With US’ Obama
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Haiti President Michel Martelly held his first-ever meeting with United States President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House in Washington, DC.