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Mr Obama is expected to meet lawmakers as well as business and civil society leaders and youth on his trip.
The 26 June - 3 July visit will be Mr Obama's second to sub-Saharan Africa as president. He spent less than a day in Ghana in 2009.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush both visited Africa during thei... | US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June, the White House has said. |
Paul Ryan was announced as Mr Romney's choice for vice-president in one such state, Virginia, on Saturday.
The pair are going on to tour North Carolina, Florida, Ohio - and Mr Ryan's home state of Wisconsin.
Mr Ryan vowed to save the country from "high unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt".
But Mr Obama's ... | The US Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, and his running mate are touring key states that they need to win in November's election. |
1 April 2013 Last updated at 13:13 BST
In a strong attack, Communities and Tackling Poverty Minister Huw Lewis accuses the UK government of "coming for ordinary Welsh people".
He also claimed the coalition was setting out to "make the poor pay the most" for the banking crisis.
But the UK government says the changes are... | Changes to welfare and benefits will have a "destabilising, damaging and devastating impact on communities", a Welsh government minister has claimed. |
The arrangement allows the free movement of people between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
But the deputy first minister said that is now at risk, adding that he viewed that prospect "with great alarm".
First Minister Arlene Foster said there was a need to be "innovative" on how to "police" the Irish bord... | Martin McGuinness has said he cannot see how the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland could survive in Brexit talks. |
Ian Grillot, 24, has been widely praised as a hero by Indians, including foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.
On Thursday he met with Indian diplomats who invited him to visit India when he is able to travel, the University of Kansas Hospital said.
"We will stand with you," Houston-based consul general Anupam Roy said.
Mr G... | The US man who was shot while trying to intervene in a deadly gun attack on two Indians at a Kansas bar has been invited to visit India. |
The English Romantic artist was chosen from a list of public nominations - the first time the Bank has asked who should appear on a specific banknote.
The note, to be made of polymer, will eventually replace the current £20 note featuring the economist Adam Smith.
The choice means all but one Bank of England banknote c... | Artist JMW Turner and his painting The Fighting Temeraire will feature on the new design of the Bank of England's £20 note to enter circulation in 2020. |
Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey discussed on Sunday's Andrew Marr Show how Labour would raise money to pay for £63bn of extra spending.
But Mr Corbyn told BBC Radio 4's Today: "I don't recognise the figure.
"Our programme is not complete... the figure that was used on the Marr programme is not one we reco... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party's spending plans are not complete, and appeared to contradict his business spokeswoman. |
South Africa's president has warned that the protests, which have caused about $44m (£34m) in damage to property in the last few weeks, could threaten to sabotage the country's entire higher education system.
In 2015, proposed tuition fee hikes of between 10% and 12% sparked protests.
The demonstrations began last Oct... | South African universities have been affected by the biggest student protests to hit the country since apartheid ended in 1994. |
It uses similar hardware to the firm's earlier Shine - which was already waterproof - but adds new algorithms to its firmware, which were developed with sportswear-maker Speedo.
Garmin, TomTom and Timex are among firms that already sell watches that can count swimming laps.
But the Speedo Shine stands out from the othe... | Misfit's latest activity tracker counts swimmers' lengths as they exercise. |
The Northern Irish player, who has slipped to 78th in the world rankings, carded four birdies in his two-under round at a windswept Castle Stuart.
"I'm really happy with that round - it was a battle out there at times," said the 2010 US Open winner.
"It would be great for my confidence to play well here."
McDowell, who... | Graeme McDowell was pleased with a first-round 70 at the Scottish Open, which left the former champion just one shot off the lead. |
The headgear was spotted at a gift shop at the Tatton Park estate in Cheshire, prompting derision on social media.
Laura Goss tweeted the trust: "This stupid hat is for sale at Tatton Park. Your young female visitors deserve better merch (+ better grammar)."
Cheshire East Council, which runs the estate, said the hats w... | Hats bearing the slogan "Future Footballers Wife" have been removed from sale at a National Trust property. |
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