Obama City, Japan prepares for November 4th

Obama City, Japan prepares for November 4th
10.52 Mon Nov 03 2008
City in Western Japan hopes for namesake's victory in tomorrow's US poll.

World News (Morning) for August 29th, 2008

Barack Obama
06.20 Fri Aug 29 2008
Obama accepts Democratic nomination - Russia accuses US of Georgia conflict - Indian PM calls floods "national calamity".

Obama doppelganger takes centre stage

Obam-a-like reporter
07.38 Tue Aug 26 2008
Whilst Barack Obama has been creating a stir another 'Mr Obama' is also taking some of the limelight.

Backers of Clinton cloud Obama show

The Pepsi Center, site of the Democratic National Convention in DenverReuters
23.21 Mon Aug 25 2008
Barack Obama is aiming to heal a rift and detail policies at the Democratic convention in Denver.

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supporters at democratic convention
07.19 Mon Aug 25 2008
The Democratic convention gets underway in Denver - Many killed in Kyrgystan plane crash - More plane troubles for Madrid crash airline

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Georgian tank
16.36 Sat Aug 09 2008
Georgia declare state of war - Zimbabwe leaders to talk - US tourist stabbed to death in Beijing

Clinton to back Obama

Hillary ClintonReuters
09.09 Sat Jun 07 2008
Hillary Clinton is set to formally drop out of the race for the White House and put her support behind Barack Obama.

World News (Morning) for June 6th, 2008

07.47 Fri Jun 06 2008
Zimbabwe detains US and UK diplomats - Obama's on campaign trail - Galapagos volcano erupts

Clinton defies pressure to drop out

Hillary Clinton
11.33 Sun Mar 30 2008
Hillary Clinton has vowed to continue her bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee, despite pressure for her to drop out.

Hopes for seamless Paisley handover

Ian Paisley
10.25 Wed Mar 05 2008
Democratic Unionists are seeking a seamless handover of power after leader Reverend Ian Paisley said he is to stand down after 37 years.