Fox News hacker declared Obama dead

Hackers calling themselves The Script Kiddies hacked Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News declared President Obama dead.

Hackers calling themselves The Script Kiddies tweeted stating: “BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much.” The first tweet read “Just regained full access to our Twitter and email. Happy 4th.” The next posting stated: “@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead.” Even after hours the tweet has been posted it has not been removed from the account. The reason remains unknown that why did the hackers take hold of the Fox News account and why did they post such comments on President Obama.

The phrase “Script Kiddie” is internet slang for an inexperienced person who uses off-the-shelf hacking technology, developed by other people.

Israel rejects United States peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the US President Barrack Obama in Washington but promptly rejected President Obama s proposal that Israel return to the 1967 borders for the creation of a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told President Obama that Palestinian President Mehmood Abbas had to choose between peace and Hamas. On the other hand, President Obama said that the situation is Syria is alarming for Israel and the United States.

India says Pakistan shown as terror ‘sanctuary’

NEW DELHI: The killing of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden near Islamabad is further evidence that terrorists find “sanctuary” in Pakistan, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday.

We take note with grave concern that part of the statement in which (US) President Obama said that the firefight in which Osama bin Laden was killed took place in Abbottabad ‘deep inside Pakistan’,” Chidambaram said in a statement.

“This fact underlines our concern that terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan,” he said. AGENCIES

Obamas birth certificate made public

The President of the United States Barrack Obama left the opposition speechless after he produced his birth certificate. The republicans had accused Obama of being born in Indonesia or Kenya rather than America, hence making him ineligible for presidency.

Earlier, Donald Trump a potential republican candidate for president challenged Obama to produce his birth certificate. According to reports, Trump is now investigating the legality of the certificate.

According to the birth certificate, President Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Hawaii. His name in the record is listed Barrack Hussein Obama II. The birth records are also accessible by the public at the State Department of Health in Honolulu.

Kerry, Obama urges Pak to release Raymond

President Barack Obama and US Senator John Kerry said Raymond Davis who is detained in Pakistan for killing two Pakistani youths, had diplomatic immunity under Vienna Convention.

US President urged Pakistan to release the US man, as he is a diplomat.

Kerry man who played a vital role in approval of Kerry-Lugar bill, said no issue can impact the bilateral relations between the two countries.

Addressing a press conference here, the US Senator said, “We are living in a rule of law, where there is an international law by which this particular employee has diplomatic immunity. For us, there’s no question of that, we know exactly what the papers say, where we are. That’s not what I’m here to argue about tonight, that’s not my mission. My mission is to try to lay the ground work for people to approach that issue as it should be approached, but to keep us all focused on the larger issues that we need to be also working on.”

Obama gets 50,000 jobs

Obama today announced that “several landmark” deals worth $10 billion (nearly Rs. 44,000 crore) have been reached between the two countries for creating about 50,000 jobs in the US.

“There is no reason why India cannot be our top trading partner (from 12th position now)… I’m absolutely sure that the relationship between India and the US is going to be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century,” President Obama said addressing the US India Business Council meet.

“Boeing is going to sell dozens of planes to India and GE is going to sell hundreds of electric engines. The deals are worth USD 10 billion and will create more than 50,000 jobs in the US,” he said.

Just before the address at US-India Business Council (USIBC) in Mumbai, Reliance Power announced a power equipment deal for 2,400 MW plants from GE and low-cost carrier Spicejet announced a deal to buy 33 new-generation 737 aircrafts from Boeing.

Obama said, “…there still exists a caricature of India as land of call centres and back offices that costs American jobs. That’s a real perception. There are many Americans whose only experience with trade and globalisation has been shuttered factories or jobs being shift overseas.” The US accounts for about 60 per cent of India’s about $60 billion IT and IT-enabled services exports. But the reality, President Obama said, was that jobs were being created in both the countries and said India was emerging as one of the fastest markets in the world with one of the largest workforce.

“Increase in trade and commerce was a win-win proposition for both the nations,” Obama said. The US President added, in 2010, trade and investment ties was not just a one-way street, it was a dynamic two-way relationship creating jobs and growth in both the countries.

India-US trade stood at US $36.5 billion in 2009-10 fiscal and the two countries aim to double trade in the next five years. Describing India, which receives about 8 per cent of its total foreign direct investment from the US, as a defining and indispensable partner of the 21st century,  President Obama asked India to reduce trade barriers, while committing to reciprocate.

Americans to vote in mid-term elections today

Voters in the United States go to the polls today for the Congressional mid-term elections.
President Barack Obama’s Democratic Party is expected to lose its majority in the House of Representatives and is struggling to keep control of the Senate. There are over 500 individual contests taking place today ranging from all 435 seats in the House of Representatives to dozens of State Governors.The key battles will be over a series of constituencies in swing-states across the country. With the economy in the doldrums and unemployment stagnant at almost 10% of the working population, all the opinion polls point to a drubbing for the Democrats.President Obama has been criss-crossing the country in a last-ditch attempt to rally his supporters, but the polls show Democrats trailing badly.Most pundits are predicting the Democrats will lose the House of Representatives, some say even the Senate could go Republican, with many of those new politicians elected specifically to oppose President Obama’s policies on the economy, energy policy and regulation.If the predictions come true, it will be a difficult couple of years ahead with the White House and Congress at loggerheads on a vast range of key issues.

President Obama Daily Show

President Obama Daily Show: As we await the airing of Jon Stewart’s interview with President Barack Obama – the first time a sitting President has appeared on The Daily Show and the first time an interview lasted the whole show – here are some notes from an audience member.

• Stewart had to re-tape the opening because the Pres. Obama interview went long.

• Stewart took questions from the audience. He said that every other possible guest was “out campaigning” and Pres. Obama was the “last resort.

• To explain the absence of the usual Daily Show correspondents, Stewart said they were busy working in a soup kitchen.

• Songs played during commercial breaks: Springsteen’s “Born To Run” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing.”

Barack Obama Telephones President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: US President Barack Obama telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday evening and held a detailed conversation, covering several important subjects.

Both Presidents welcomed the substantial progress made at the recently concluded Third Round of the Strategic Dialogue and underscored the importance of forging a comprehensive partnership between the US and Pakistan.

President Obama, in particular, reiterated his strong support for democracy in Pakistan and expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s accomplishments in numerous fields.

President Obama invited President Zardari to visit the US. President Zardari, thanking President Obama for the invitation, said he was also looking forward to the visit of President Obama in the early part of 2011 to Pakistan.

The two Presidents exchanged views on regional matters and agreed on the need to enhance consultations and cooperation at all levels to promote peace, development and stability in the region as well as to achieve success in the fight against extremism and terrorism.

President Zardari thanked President Obama for the strong expression of support for Pakistan, the democratic forces and progress and prosperity of the Pakistani people.

Obama, Zardari urge more action against terror groups

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari agreed in a phone call Tuesday that more needs to be done to combat terror groups in Pakistan, the White House said.

“Both President Obama and President Zardari acknowledged that more work needed to be done to address the direct threat to our countries posed by terrorist groups in Pakistan,” the statement said.

Obama, who has already announced he will travel to Pakistan in 2011 and will host Zardari at the White House, “emphasized the United States? commitment and support for democracy and transparency in Pakistan,” the statement added.

Obama “also acknowledged Pakistan’s economic difficulties, and encouraged President Zardari to work to pass key economic reforms, such as tax reform and containing energy subsidies,” the White House said.

The US president “concluded the

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