Obama set for emotional visits to Vatican, Ghana

L'AQUILA, Italy – President Barack Obama is ending three days of often-wonkish policy discussions with fellow world leaders to embark on two of the most photogenic and emotional events of his young presidency: meeting the pope at the Vatican and becoming the first black American president to visit a mostly black African country.

He was throwing in a televised news conference from Italy for good measure.

Read the whole story on Yahoo! News or try our Toolbar
Bookmark and Share
blog comments powered by Disqus

Related stories:

  • Obama Returns Home From European, African Trip

    Jul 12th, 2009 - VOA News

    U.S. President Barack Obama has returned home from a weeklong trip to Moscow, a G-8 summit, and a stop in Ghana. Mr. Obama and his family arrived back in the United States shortly after midnight. On Saturday...

  • Taliban pushed back, long way to go-Obama

    Jul 11th, 2009 - Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and allied troops have pushed back Taliban insurgents in a major offensive in Afghanistan but there is still a long way to go, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday.

  • Obama Ends Ghana Visit With Trip to Former Slave Center

    Jul 11th, 2009 - VOA News

    U.S. President Barack Obama has wrapped up his visit to the West African nation of Ghana with a tour of a former slave center from which thousands of Africans once were shipped off to America.

  • Key excerpts: Obama's Ghana speech

    Jul 11th, 2009 - BBC NEWS

    Barack Obama has delivered his first speech in sub-Saharan Africa as US President, stressing Africa's importance for the world, the vital role of governance and the challenges of conflict and corruption...

  • Ghana to Deploy 10000 Police for Obama Visit

    Jul 9th, 2009 - VOA News

    Authorities in Ghana say they will deploy 10,000 police officers tohandle security for a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama this week. Mr.Obama is due to arrive in the West African country late Friday for a24-hour trip...

More stories ...

Related videos from YouTube:

More videos ...

Google Search: