The U.S. first lady visited Nelson Mandela’s charity foundation in Johannesburg, where they also met Mandela's wife Graca Machel, the former first lady of Mozambique.
JOHANNESBURG — As U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in southern Africa for her first major solo overseas trip, questions are being asked about her husband's conspicuous absence from the continent.
BERLIN — The Medal of Freedom — and the gushing praise of the chancellor — was less an award for past achievements than a signal of what Washington expects in the future.
The Obamas will spend two nights at the palace as guests of the queen, staying in a six-room suite last used by William and Kate on their wedding night.
DUBLIN — Tens of thousands crammed into College Green in Dublin to cheer for Obama, helping no doubt to recast his image as an American with European ancestry.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s government, despite publicly voicing its anger over U.S. drone attacks, appears to be allowing them at a pace that has reached its most frenetic since they began in 2004.
DATTA KHEL, Pakistan — It was once an oasis of calm. But in 2007, all that changed when Datta Khel became the primary target of unmanned U.S. drones armed with hellfire missiles.
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