BARACK OBAMA

In his wide-ranging speech on his vision for the Middle East, U.S. Barack Obama said the map of Israel and Palestine should adhere to the borders that existed prior to the Six-Day War of 1967.

The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has condemned sanctions imposed on the country by the President of the United States, according to Syrian state media, SANA.

In his much anticipated Middle East speech, President Barack Obama gave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad two choices: Lead the transition toward democracy, or get out of the way.

Here is the White House text of President Barack Obama‘s speech on the Middle East, as prepared for delivery.

Cornel West, the Princeton Professor who strongly supported President Barack Obama on the campaign trail in 2008, has already previously expressed his disillusionment with what he says is the Obama administration's neglect of the poor and working class people in the United States while supporting the leaders of the nation's financial system.

Check out the photos of Relate to the Matter as I Drop the Bomb exhibition in Dubai featuring Obama, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Osama bin Laden as The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost.

The United States, for the first time, has imposed sanctions on the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six of his top aides for human rights abuses.

President Barack Obama's campaign team has created Made in USA t-shirts and coffee mugs in light of recent allegations that he is not in-fact American.

The U.S. government will impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, as well as six top Syrian government officials, over human rights abuses perpetrated over the past two months of unrest in that country, according to reports.

Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman told a Senate committee that losses will continue to increase and long-distance train service has caused the company to lose money, even though Amtrak set a passenger record last year.

President Barack Obama's handling of the economy remains a concern for Americans, though the killing of Bin Laden has boosted his overall poll ratings, according to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

After the talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan ahead of a full week of intense negotiation, Obama has guaranteed that he will call for a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

In his speech concerning the Middle East at the State Department this Thursday, President Barack Obama is expected to outline his vision for the future of a region in upheaval.

Twitter has spoken - Lady Gaga is a bigger star than Justin Bieber, with at least 10 million Twitter fans compared to Bieber who has only 9.6 million.

The Palestine Authority has rejected the principles Netanyahu laid out in his speech as unacceptable, adding that they were part of “preconditions.”

You’re competing against young people in Beijing and Mumbai. Those kids are hungry, they’re working hard and you’ll need to be prepared for it, president Barack Obama said to U.S. high school graduates.

A bomb threat from Irish militants was investigated by Scotland Yard anti-terrorism officers, a day prior to Queen Elizabeth visit to Ireland.

After enlivening the U.S. presidential campaign scene for three months billionaire businessman Donald Trump said on Monday he will not be running for the top political office.

Rahm Emanuel was sworn in as mayor of Chicago Monday, delivering familiar promises of change and yes, we can, as part of his inaugural address.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the failure to raise the debt ceiling will bear “catastrophic consequences.”

Members of Obama's administration outlined their plans for cyber security.