Luo people
UN Security Council takes aim at foreign jihadists flow
US President Barack Obama led the UN Security Council in approving a resolution demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and Syria.
Obama calls for dismantling ISIL 'network of death'
Obama implored Middle Eastern nations to take the lead in addressing the conditions that have sparked the rise of extremists, including cutting off funding to terror groups
Syria strikes coalition shows US not 'alone' in fighting ISIL : Obama
Obama said the coalition of Arab nations showed the US was not alone in combating the ISIL
Obama readies climate change push at UN summit
President Barack Obama will seek to galvanize international support in the fight against climate change on Tuesday when he addresses the United Nations
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US Congress backs Obama on aid to Syrian rebels
Legislation requested by President Obama authorizing the military to arm moderate Syrian rebels fighting ISIL militants in the Middle East is headed for his signature after a sweeping Senate vote
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Citing security threat, Obama expands US role fighting Ebola
President Barack Obama on Sept. 16 called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a major expansion of the U.S. role in trying to halt its spread
How to destroy ISIL while Assad remains in power?
U.S. President Barack Obama disclosed last week the much-awaited American strategy against ISIL, with the ultimate objective of 'destroying the extremist jihadists'
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Ankara’s dilemma: To join for what?
As U.S. President Obama has outlined his basic plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Ankara is both pressed for time and options in joining the coalition.
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US remembers 9/11, Obama says never 'give in to fear'
Americans marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as President Barack Obama vowed that the nation would never "give in to fear."
US President Announces Plan to Combat Islamic State
US president Barack Obama has announced a sustained, US-led effort to combat the Islamic State, which would include action in Syria.