Washington, Jan. 21 : The inauguration speech delivered by the United States's 44th President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, was a message much of the world was waiting to hear, says a New York Times editorial.

It was a message of hope and determination to overcome the challenges at home, but was also matched with a warning to America's enemies, especially terrorists and terror-sponsoring nations, that "you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

Washington, Jan 21: Fearing that listening to your iPod at high volumes could damage your hearing?

Melbourne, January 21: It seems fashion favourite Michelle Obama will continue to remain under the scanner, especially after her Inauguration dress managed to win and loose admiration simultaneously.

The First African-American Lady of the United States gathered mixed reviews for donning a pale gold dress, matched with a coat made of Swiss wool lace, lined with French silk, at President-husband Barack's swearing-in ceremony.

Washington, Jan. 21 : President Barack Obama has won the full U. S. Senate's approval for six of his Cabinet nominees, just hours after he took the oath of office.

According to Fox News, the Senate unanimously confirmed the Cabinet members with a single voice vote, though the vote for Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton was postponed until Wednesday over the objections of a single senator, Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn.

Washington, Jan. 21 : New US President Barack Obama has promised that one of his first actions as the nation's chief executive would be to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

But closing the detention center, according to CBS, would involve finding his way through a labyrinth of legal tangles - and may not be accomplished in the first 100 days.

New Delhi, Jan. 21: India is looking forward to its relationship with the United States under the Barack Obama administration with hope and optimism.

Even as the world is hailing the first African-American president of the United States, India is no exception.

The country and its government are hopeful that Obama''s elevation will not over emphasize the link between the situation prevailing on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi over Kashmir.