Washington, Mar 13: US President Barack Obama has said that his country faced a terror threat from Pakistan.

Speaking at the dedication of Abraham Lincoln Hall at the National Defence University, Obama said on Thursday that the 9/11 terror attacks “signalled the new dangers of the 21st century.”

“We’re still at war with terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are plotting to do us harm,” the Daily Times quoted Obama, as saying.

Washington  - US President Barack Obama told Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that the two countries need to increase military dialogue following the weekend naval confrontation in the South China Sea, the White House said.

Obama met with Yang on Thursday for a wide-ranging discussion that included the economic crisis, reining in North Korea's nuclear programme as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the White House said.

Washington, Mar 12 : President Barack Obama's "Hope" portrait, which became an icon of his 2008 campaign, is now a symbol of copyright scuffles, artistic license and political dissent.

Shepard Fairey, the street artist who created the distinctive crimson and blue image using an original AP photo of Obama taken two years earlier, has been counter sued by the Associated Press.

Washington, Mar 12 : The latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey has found that in stark contrast with US President Barack Obama's popularity, a majority of the 49 economists polled are dissatisfied with the Obama Administration's economic policies.

President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts to revive the economy from participants in the survey, FOX News reported.

Washington, Mar. 12 : President Barack Obama is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and discuss the latest confrontation between American and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, the White House said on Wednesday.

A Fox News report said the announcement came just after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Wednesday with Jiechi in a bid to ease tensions over the confrontation that occurred Sunday when Chinese vessels reportedly harassed a U. S. Navy mapping ship in international waters.

Washington - US President Barack Obama called on legislators to limit the number of pet projects for their own districts that are routinely included in spending bills, but refused to completely oppose the publicly unpopular practice known as earmarks.

A renewed debate over the merits of earmarks has been swirling in Washington over the past few weeks as Congress debated a 410-billion- dollar budget for the remainder of the 2009 fiscal year, which ends in September.