CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama peered across South Korea’s tense border with the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with U.S. ally Seoul and a message of resolve to Pyongyang’s new young ruler in his country’s nuclear standoff with the West.

Arriving on the eve of a global summit on nuclear security hosted by South Korea, Obama flew by helicopter to a U.S. base on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a solemn North Korea came to a halt to mark the 100th day after “dear leader” Kim Jong-il’s death.

CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea, March 25 (Reuters) – U.S.
President Barack Obama visited South Korea’s tense border with
the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with U.S. ally Seoul
and a message of resolve to Pyongyang’s new young ruler in his
country’s nuclear standoff with the West.

Arriving on the eve of a global summit on nuclear security
hosted by South Korea, Obama flew by helicopter to a U.S. base
on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to meet troops and
get a first-hand look at one of the world’s most heavily
fortified frontiers.

CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea, March 25 (Reuters) – U.S.
President Barack Obama visited South Korea’s tense border with
the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with U.S. ally Seoul
and a message of resolve to Pyongyang’s new young ruler in his
country’s nuclear standoff with the West.

Arriving on the eve of a global summit on nuclear security
hosted by South Korea, Obama flew by helicopter to a U.S. base
on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to meet troops
stationed there and get a first-hand look at one of the world’s
most heavily fortified frontiers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its atomic weapons, will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on South Korea’s tense border on Sunday before a nuclear security summit in Seoul.

Obama’s visit to the border will be a strong show of support for South Korea, the White House said on Tuesday, sending a message to the North as Washington builds an international effort to get stalled nuclear disarmament talks back on track.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama set the goal of eventually ridding the world of nuclear weapons as a central theme of his presidency and pledged dramatic steps to lead the way.

But after plenty of lofty rhetoric and a few steps forward, Obama is facing fresh doubts about whether he is willing to take the political, diplomatic and budgetary risks needed to bring his vision closer to reality.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shortly after taking office, U.S. President Barack Obama set the goal of eventually ridding the world of nuclear weapons as a central theme of his presidency and pledged dramatic steps to lead the way.

But after lofty rhetoric and a few steps forward, Obama is facing fresh doubts about whether he is willing to take the political, diplomatic and budgetary risks that may be needed to bring his vision closer to reality.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the window for a diplomatic solution with Iran over its nuclear program was shrinking and he encouraged Tehran to seize the opportunity of talks to avert even worse consequences than current economic sanctions.

Obama, speaking at a news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, said Iran’s tendency has been to stall talks with world powers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, arming himself against election-year attacks on his energy policies amid painfully high gas prices, received a report on Monday showing a 1 million barrel-per-day decline in U.S. oil imports in 2011.

Obama, a Democrat, is stepping up defense of his record amid concern that rising oil prices may lift gasoline to $5 a gallon in some parts of the country this summer, posing a potential threat to the president’s bid for re-election on November 6.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, defending the switch in location of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit to Camp David from his home city of Chicago, said on Tuesday that the scenic retreat promised fine weather and a more intimate setting for world leaders to talk.

The May 18-19 gathering had initially been scheduled for Chicago, which hosts a NATO summit for leaders a few days later, and the switch to rural Maryland was claimed as a victory by activists who vow to flood the Midwest city with protesters.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host the Group of Eight summit at his Camp David retreat in the Maryland countyside, the White House said on Monday, instead of Chicago as initially planned.

The G-8 has attracted violent street protests in the past from activists who view it as a rich capitalist club that harms the interests of the poor.