Washington  - As households across the United States prepare to roast the traditional turkey dinner to mark the Thanksgiving holiday, two birds were able to escape the pot and instead board a flight to Disneyland thanks to US President George W Bush.

Bush pardoned two turkeys in a humourous ceremony that has become a tradition at the White House.

Voters dubbed the birds Pumpkin and Pecan after two typical Thanksgiving pies. Later Wednesday the animals were to be flown to Disneyland in California, where Pumpkin would serve as honorary marshal of the Thanksgiving day parade.

"Together these birds will gobble the rest of their days in 'The Happiest Place on Earth.' I just hope they stay humble there," Bush joked.

Washington  - Two weeks after his November 4 election as the next president of the United States, Barack Obama addressed a conference of US governors on climate change.

The president-elect promised a "new chapter" in US leadership. He said the science was "beyond dispute," pledged drastic cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions back home and promised to "engage vigorously" in international negotiations aimed at coming up with a new deal to cut global emissions.

Washington  - US President George W Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met in Washington on Monday pledging to move forward on the peace process as both prepare to leave office.

"I believe that vision is alive and needs to be worked on," Bush said of the peace negotiations that were relaunched in November 2007 during an international conference he hosted in Annapolis, Maryland.

Lima  - US President George W Bush said Saturday in Lima that the governments of industrialized nations "have to keep their promises to the developing world," even in time of crisis.

Speaking to business leaders ahead of the 16th annual Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru, Bush - set to leave the White House in January after eight years in office - noted that the benefits of free trade "are beyond doubt."

Lima  - US President George W Bush said Saturday in Lima that the governments of industrialized nations "have to keep their promises to the developing world," even in time of crisis.

Speaking to business leaders ahead of the 16th annual Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru, Bush - set to leave the White House in January after eight years in office - noted that the benefits of free trade "are beyond doubt."

"We agree to keep our markets open and firmly reject protectionism," he said.

Bush made a strong call to conclude the Doha Round of talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which are currently stalling over disagreements on agricultural subsidies.

Lima  - United States President George W Bush arrived in Peru Friday afternoon for the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum amid tight security, but timid protests.

The president's Air Force One landed at a military base near Lima's international airport, where he was met by Peruvian Defence Minister Antero Flores Araoz.

The APEC forum is to be Bush's last international summit as US president, before he hands over power to president-elect Barack Obama in January.