Washington - President Barack Obama on Thursday released four internal legal opinions that were used by former president George W Bush's administration as justification for harsh CIA interrogations, but ruled out prosecuting anyone involved in such practices.
Port of Spain - Obama-mania has struck Trinidad and Tobago like a hurricane - though the Caribbean country is set to host 34 country leaders from across the Americas, residents only seem to care about US President Barack Obama.
"I would like to shake his hand," said Trinidadian Shanti McKenzie.
McKenzie was clad in a T-shirt with Obama's face.
"It's a good thing that he's coming," the woman told dpa, the German news agency. "I wish he was our new prime minister here."
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico Thursday for an overnight visit to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa welcomed Obama at Mexico City's international airport. Obama immediately helicoptered to the presidential residence Los Pinosto to join Calderon.
Regular activity was suspended for 35 minutes at the airport around the landing of Air Force One.
This is the first visit to Mexico City by a US president since then-president Bill Clinton in 1997.
Trinindad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago implemented from Thursday even stricter security measures, ahead of the arrival of leaders from the region including US President Barack Obama to take part in the Summit of the Americas.
Measures include restrictions of the circulation of pedestrians in an area that holds the building where the summit is set to take place as well as the hotels and cruise ships that are hosting participants, delegations and journalists.
Paris - While US President Barack Obama is very intelligent and charismatic, he is "not always at his best when it comes to decisions and efficiency", French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Thursday as saying.
"He has only been elected for two months and has never managed a ministry in his life," Sarkozy was quoted as saying by Liberation newspaper. There were things on which Obama had no opinion, he added.
New York, April 16 : Besides dealing with world problems, US President Barack Obama now has more reasons to lose sleep over, which include how to keep the First Dog from wrecking his Oval Office.
The First Family recently let Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog, paw into their home and lives.
The first-time dog owners had been ecstatic with the new family member but the playful mutt could prove to be quite a handful than the Obamas had originally imagined for local breeders have warned about a few things.
Washington - President Barack Obama on Thursday released four internal legal opinions that were used by former president George W Bush's administration as justification for harsh CIA interrogations, but ruled out prosecuting anyone involved in such practices.
Port of Spain - Obama-mania has struck Trinidad and Tobago like a hurricane - though the Caribbean country is set to host 34 country leaders from across the Americas, residents only seem to care about US President Barack Obama.
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico Thursday for an overnight visit to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Trinindad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago implemented from Thursday even stricter security measures, ahead of the arrival of leaders from the region including US President Barack Obama to take part in the Summit of the Americas.
Paris - While US President Barack Obama is very intelligent and charismatic, he is "not always at his best when it comes to decisions and efficiency", French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Thursday as saying.
New York, April 16 : Besides dealing with world problems, US President Barack Obama now has more reasons to lose sleep over, which include how to keep the First Dog from wrecking his Oval Office.
