However, Obama then agreed to a Jakarta visit to the Istiqlal Mosque, where First Lady Michelle Obama had to wear a headcovering and both were required to remove their shoes (see photo below with ...

JAKARTA, Nov 10 US President Barack Obama on Wednesday celebrated Indonesia's evolution from the rule of the “iron fist” to democracy and lauded his boyhood home's spirit of tolerance as a model for ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Following are selected highlights of a speech on Wednesday given by U.S. President Barak Obama at the University of Indonesia: "America has a stake in an Indonesia that plays its ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama finally heads to Jakarta on Tuesday for a visit during which he will seek to boost U.S. security and trade ties with Indonesia, and also reach out to the ...

When President Obama visits Turkey early next month, some observers are expecting he will use the occasion to deliver on his promise to deliver a major foreign policy speech from a Muslim nation in ...

In his first visit to Indonesia since taking office, President Obama said Tuesday that he believes the United States is on "the right path" to bettering relations with the Muslim world, but ...

During his Tuesday visit to Muslim nation Indonesia, President Obama criticized Israel’s decision to authorize new settlement construction in East Jerusalem. Obama said the move to build 1,300 new ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — President Barack Obama, visiting the world's most populous Muslim nation, expressed deep concern Tuesday that Israelis and Palestinians aren't making the 'extra effort' to ...