President Barack Obama delivers his weekly address on March 17, 2012. (White House)
Obama To Leave On 3-Day Visit To South Korea For Nuclear Security Summit -- FOX News
(NewsCore) - US President Barack Obama heads to South Korea late Friday for a three-day visit that will include attending a nuclear summit and visiting the Demilitarized Zone, all under the shadow of renewed saber rattling from North Korea.
Obama, making his first trip abroad in 2012, will leave aboard Air Force One from Andrews Air Force Base at midnight, arriving Sunday local time.
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MIDDLE EAST
Tens of thousands in Syria call for fall of regime.
Ambushed, outgunned, Syrian rebels plead for arms. Syrian activists: Clashes near Turkish border.
Syria troops bomb towns as EU grounds First Lady. Syria: Asma al-Assad hit with EU sanctions.
Bahraini protesters battle police outside Manama.
Shelling in Yemen kills 29 al-Qaida militants.
Displaced Iraqis still suffering from sectarian war.
Iraq terror suspects escape in Kirkuk jail break.
US companies lose as sanctions strangle Iran.
ASIA
Obama heads to South Korea for nuclear nonproliferation summit, visit DMZ, US troops.
Fraud risk for aid to Afghanistan warns watchdog.
In resolution, U.N. Council presses Sri Lanka on civilian deaths.
Japan readies anti-missile defence for N Korea rocket.
China 'warns' India with border drill.
China coup rumors may be wild, but tension is real.
China taking measures to tamp down boom in home prices.
Chinese plans in Seychelles revive Indian fears of encirclement.
AFRICA
Uganda police restrict opposition leader movements.
Uncertainty reigns in Mali.
Mali coup decried by Western and African leaders. Mali president's whereabouts unknown after coup.
Mali: rebels claim northern town amid coup chaos.
African Union force to step up hunt for Kony.
Egypt helps ease Gaza oil crisis.
Shell in court over Nigeria oil spill compensation.
EUROPE
France to resume election race after gunman's death.
Russia's Medvedev warns West over missile shield.
New president vows to steel Germany against extremism.
French Muslims hold breath as France takes stock.
In Russia, some seek justice in European Court of Human Rights.
Baroness Ashton called on to resign after likening shooting at Toulouse school to troubles of Palestinian children in Gaza.
Europe launches heaviest ever craft into space.
AMERICAS
U.S. Arctic plans could serve as a wake-up call for Canada.
Human rights in Cuba deteriorate, warns Amnesty.
Pope in Latin America in shadow of John Paul.
Pope decries drug violence in Mexico.
Pope says communism does not work in Cuba.
Guatemala's Perez lowers expectations for drug legalization.
Drug lords targeted by Fast and Furious were FBI informants.
U.S. gun sales explode as election looms.
New docs show Occupy Wall Street was a political nightmare for Obama's Homeland Security Department.
Another green shoot: U.S. millionaire households rising.
Louisiana oil companies decry 'abusive' rash of lawsuits, say industry hurting.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Germans warned of Toulouse-style terror.
Al Qaeda fanatic is DEAD: French serial killer jumps out his flat window with all guns blazing in dramatic end to 32-hour siege.
Bin Laden's 'favourite wife' has lost use of her leg after she was shot by SEALs, claims her brother.
Frustrations of an al-Qaeda captive.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Facebook privacy chief fires warning shot at bosses who demand access.
FedEx says economy isn't as robust as it hoped.
U.S. Fed officials clash on view of economy.
Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms.
iPhone outsells RIM's BlackBerry in Canada for the first time.
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