Union address

WASHINGTON - Returning to his campaign theme of "change" that brought him to power a year ago, a defiant President Barack Obama has vowed to make job creation a top priority as he goes ahead with an ambitious all round agenda.

WASHINGTON - The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President Barack Obama as he spoke to Congress wasn't an over-the-top Republican or a seething Democrat.

WASHINGTON - The president of the NAACP is applauding President Barack Obama call for the Senate to send him a jobs bill.

WASHINGTON - Iran and North Korea have become increasingly isolated in the world because of their nuclear ambitions, US President Barack Obama has said.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired more artillery near its disputed western sea border with South Korea on Thursday, a day after it lobbed dozens of shells during military exercises that prompted the South to respond with warning shots.