CHICAGO, United States (AFP) - US President Barack Obama spent weekend summits trying to end one war in Afghanistan, prevent another in Iran and save the global economy, knowing that each crisis could impact on his reelection hopes. Foreign policy rarely decides US elections, but sometimes the imperatives of ...

President Barack Obama is using weekend gatherings of world leaders -- dominated by discussion of European economic woes and Afghanistan -- to solidify world resolve against Iran#39;s development of a nuclear bomb and to encourage a more forceful response to violence in Syria.

Iran, Syria, and now China. President Barack Obama faces a third front of vulnerability on his administration#39;s record of defending human rights with the muddled situation involving activist Chen Guangcheng.

Obama levies new tech sanctions on Syria, Iran Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 05:08 a.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to stop the Syrian government#39;s deadly crackdown, President Barack Obama on Monday levied new sanctions on people and entities ...

Surrounded by the haunting memories of the Holocaust, a solemn President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new crackdown on Iran and Syria and said the world must never again allow hatred to take root into the quot;madnessquot; of mass atrocities.