Washington, Jan. 22 : Non-military aid to Pakistan will increase only if it holds itself accountable for security in the border region with Afghanistan, says a new White House foreign policy agenda issued on Wednesday.

Afghanistan and Pakistan top this agenda, followed by nuclear weapons, Iran, energy security, Israel, bipartisanship and openness, in that order.

"Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden will refocus American resources on the greatest threat to our security - the resurgence of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan,'' the statement said.

Paris - Among the many gifts Barack Obama received this week to celebrate his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States was a deluxe presentation box of French Roquefort cheese.

Little is known about Obama's cheese preferences, but it can be assumed that he will probably not be able to enjoy this Roquefort fully, because it will taste more than a little of international politics.

The cheese was a present from the president of the Roquefort-producing region of Midi-Pyrenees, Martin Malvy, to remind him that his predecessor, George W Bush, had reignited an old US-EU trade conflict just days before leaving office.

New York, Jan 22 : US President Barack Obama's signature reflects his intelligence, fluidity, pride and fast thinking, say handwriting experts.

Obama has a bold, decisive signature that is getting a workout these days as he signs one executive order after another, giving handwriting experts something new to think over.

"There's a lot going on in his signature - you've got intelligence, fluidity, fast thinking, you can actually read most of his letters," the New York Daily News quoted top handwriting expert Bart Baggett, as saying.

New York, Jan 22 : American rapper Busta Rhymes has revealed that US President Barack Obama makes him want to lead a respectable life.

Rhymes, who gave a surprise performance at the Heineken-sponsored party, said having America's "first hip-hop President" was a signal rappers needed to change their tune.

"A lot of the time when we said, `Get drunk, pop your Hennessy," it wasn't done with the level of integrity," the New York Daily News quoted Busta as saying.

Washington, Jan 22 : Even though U. S. President Barack Obama's name is familiar all over the world, it isn't so on Microsoft Word''s spell check.

When the commander-in-chief's name and title is typed in, the programme suggests that there is an error in the spelling and further offers the correct words as `Barracks' and `Osama'.

Microsoft had, in the spring of 2007, added the word `Obama' to available updates for Word, and a spokesperson for the company has said that they always keep its products current.

Washington, Jan 22 : Barack Obama''s presidential campaign has inspir