Obama Un Speech

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  In A First, Barack Obama Late For Last UN General Assembly Address

  For the first time, a US President was not the second speaker at UN's annual General Assembly's General Debate as Barack Obama arrived late for his last address as the Head of State.

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  For Barack Obama, A Swan Song On Global Stage In Final UN Speech

  Standing before the United Nations for the last time as president, Barack Obama will reassure foreign leaders that the world is better equipped to tackle its challenges than at almost any point in history despite a cascade of harrowing crises that seem devoid of viable solutions.

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  At UN, Barack Obama Marches on With Coalition Against Islamic State

  President Barack Obama sits down with more than 100 leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday to push ahead with the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group despite Russia's rival plan.

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  US President Barack Obama Addresses UN General Assembly: Highlights

  President of the United States Barack Obama today spoke of the challenges posed by global terrorism in his United Nations General Assembly address. He said that "US can't alone fight" these challenges, urging for a global war on terrorism. Here are the highlights of his speech:

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  Raul Castro to Make First UN General Assembly Address

  Cuban President Raul Castro will address the UN General Assembly for the first time later this month, Havana said on Wednesday, and is expected to use his speech to push for an end to the US embargo.

• Barack Obama to Focus on Cybersecurity Ahead of Annual Speech

  President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in his annual State of the Union policy address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy and cyber security, the White House says.

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  Barack Obama Acknowledges US 'Racial Tensions' in UN Speech

  US President Barack Obama on Wednesday acknowledged that the United States had its own racial and ethnic tensions, in a speech at the United Nations mainly focused on world conflicts.

• PM Modi Likely to Address UN General Assembly on September 27

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, giving his first global speech to an audience of nearly 200 world leaders and foreign ministers at the annual gathering of the world body's policy-making organ.

• At UN, Brazil blasts US spying as breach of law

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff criticised the United States for spying, using the opening speech at the UN General Assembly to announce Brazil would adopt legislation and technology to protect it from illegal interception of communications.

• WikiLeaks' Assange mocks Obama via video at UN event

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously "persecuting" his organisation for leaking diplomatic cables.

• Muslim leaders challenge Barack Obama's defense on anti-Islam film

  Muslim leaders demanded international action to stop religious insults in a challenge to US President Barack Obama's defense of freedom of expression at the UN General Assembly. President Obama made a strong condemnation of "violence and intolerance" in his speech at the UN headquarters on Tuesday.

• Full text: Barack Obama's speech at the United Nations General Assembly

  US President Barack Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly today, saying the United States will not shrink from its role with nations under transition despite the killing of four Americans in Libya, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, and more than 50 people in violence tied to an anti-Muslim film.