Washington, Mar. 19 : Sports television channel ESPN has revealed that President Barack Obama feels the North Carolina Tar Heels will win this year's NCAA tournament.

The president, who reportedly consulted with press secretary Robert Gibbs on his picks, broke down his picks for ESPN on Tuesday in the White House map room.

Paris - US President Barack Obama has indirectly praised fo

Washington, Mar. 19: President Obama and his advisers have decided to significantly expand security forces in Afghanistan in the hope that a much larger professional army and national police force could promote stability in that country.

San Salvador, El Salvador  - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called El Salvador's president-elect Mauricio Funes to congratulate him on his win.

Funes, a leftist who got 51 per cent of the vote in Sunday's election, put an end to a 20-year rule by right-wing party ARENA.

"The call was to congratulate me on the triumph obtained on March 15, to wish me success in my public management effort over the coming five years," Funes said.

San Salvador, El Salvador  - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called El Salvador's president-elect Mauricio Funes to congratulate him on his win.

Funes, a leftist who got 51 per cent of the vote in Sunday's election, put an end to a 20-year rule by right-wing party ARENA.

"The call was to congratulate me on the triumph obtained on March 15, to wish me success in my public management effort over the coming five years," Funes said.