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Obama’s quest for Iran deal set to collide with Capitol Hill

YoopyaApr 3, 2015July 1, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — After securing a surprisingly broad and detailed framework agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama must now subject his signature foreign policy pursuit

Who is Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari?

YoopyaApr 1, 2015April 5, 20230

(CNN)Muhammadu Buhari has ruled Nigeria before, as one of a line of military strongmen who dominated the country between 1966 and 1999. A military coup

Obama talks drug war with ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon

YoopyaMar 27, 2015July 3, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Talk of overhauling the criminal justice system is serious business — but before diving into the subject, President “Barack Obama” had something

Nigeria’s military pushes extremists before elections

YoopyaMar 27, 2015July 9, 20230

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Beefed up by new weapons from China, Russia and the Czech Republic, and strengthened by training from foreign advisers, Nigeria’s military

Obama: Differences with Israel’s Netanyahu not personal

YoopyaMar 25, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. President “Barack Obama” said on Tuesday that his differences with Israeli Prime Minister “Benjamin Netanyahu” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are not personal

Officials: US to keep more troops in Afghanistan into 2016

YoopyaMar 16, 2015July 9, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year’s end, bowing to

Minority pushes for immediate electoral reforms

YoopyaMar 10, 2015July 3, 20230

The “NPP” minority caucus in “Parliament is pushing for immediate electoral” reforms. It says all parties are advocating a new voter’s register since the 2012

APC candidate to return to Nigeria on Friday, March 6

YoopyaMar 6, 2015July 9, 20230

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari travelled to the United Kingdom on February 19 for a brief working trip. According

Source: Obama counsel not aware of Clinton’s email practice

YoopyaMar 5, 2015July 9, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House counsel’s office was not aware at the time Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of state that she relied solely

Kerry seeks to ease Arab concerns of Iran deal

YoopyaMar 5, 2015July 8, 20230

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought Thursday to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging nuclear deal with Iran