New Delhi, Jan 24 : US Treasury Secretary-elect Timothy Geithner's remarks that China is "manipulating" its currency, suggests that the Obama Administration will take a firm stance on its economic policies toward Beijing, local analysts said on Friday.

Geithner told senators on Thursday the new administration will press China to change its exchange rate policies, the China Daily reported.

Islamabad, Jan 24 (ANI): Twenty people were killed and several others were injured in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan tribal agencies, the first such attacks after the takeover by new President Barack Obama, signalling that one key element of the Bush Administration's war on terror remains unchanged.

London, January 24 : Japanese firm Gamu-Toys has come up with a series of an `Action Man' dolls inspired by U. S. President Barack Obama, which show him wielding guns, samurai swords and a Star Wars lightsaber.

While one toy shows the President brandishing a samurai sword to attack his enemy, another is a peaceful model that depicts him standing casually with his suit jacket slung over his shoulder, making an impassioned speech.

The toys are 1/6 in scale and stand roughly 12in in height. They come with interchangeable heads and hands.

London, January 24 : A UFO has been alleged to have attended the Inauguration Day of US President Barack Obama after a video of a dark object flying over the historic ceremony emerged.

The recording features CNN anchors talking about the 44th president's historic speech before turning to shoot a scene of Washington DC''s Capitol on January 20.

Washington, Jan. 23 : President Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press corps Thursday night, but got agitated when he was faced with a substantive question.

Asked how he could reconcile a strict ban on lobbyists in his administration with a Deputy Defense Secretary nominee who lobbied for Raytheon, Obama interrupted with a knowing smile on his face.

"Ahh, see," he said, "I came down here to visit. See this is what happens. I can''t end up visiting with you guys and shaking hands if I''m going to get grilled every time I come down here."

Washington, Jan. 23 : Two years after launching the most technologically savvy presidential campaign in history, Obama officials have run into what they call the technological "Dark Ages, encountering a jumble of disconnected phone lines, old computer software, and security regulations forbidding outside e-mail accounts.

"It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari," the Washington Post quoted Obama spokesman Bill Burton, as saying of his new digs.