Ankara (Turkey), Apr. 7 : Turkish police have arrested a man for plotting to kill US President Obama.

The Secret Service said the man was arrested last Friday in Istanbul. A spokesman of the service said the president was never in any immediate danger.

Security has been tightened around the traveling White House press corps due to suspicion of phoney members in the media. The scrutiny of press baggage intensified as news outlets left Prague for Ankara on Sunday and before departing Ankara today for Istanbul.

Jerusalem, Apr. 7 : Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan has said that his country is not taking orders from US President Barack Obama or officials of his administration.

Responding to an earlier statement by Obama in which he reaffirmed his administration''s commitment to all previous understandings between Israel and the Palestinians, including the process launched at Annapolis, Maryland, in 2007, Erdan said: "Israel does not take orders from [Barack] Obama,".

New York, Apr. 7 : President Barack Obama's popularity with the American masses continues to be in ascendant mode, with the latest New York Times/CBS Poll pegging ratings at 66 percent.

Most Americans are confident that he is the right man for the job of rebuilding the nation's confidence.

Fully two-thirds said they approved of his overall job performance, especially with regard to his handling of the economy, foreign policy, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ankara  - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday moved to heal rifts between the United States and Turkey, as well as the wider Islamic world, caused by the US-led invasion of Iraq.

Part of his approach lay in stressing cooperation - not just the use of force - as a way to stop Islamic extremists.

Washington, Apr. 6: President Barack Obama''s pledge to "seek a new way forward" with the Muslim world is an important goal, say most Americans.

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, though nearly half hold negative views about Islam and a sizable number say that even mainstream adherents to the religion encourage violence against non-Muslims, they feel it is important for Obama to try to improve U. S. relations with Muslim nations. Some have said that his outreach is "very important."