There is no doubt that Barack Obama’s resounding victory in the US presidential election is a major watershed in the US political evolution.

Obama’s victory was greeted with high hopes and expectations in most of Asia. But fears were also expressed that his regime would herald the resurgence of protectionist policies in Washington.

Tee shirts and other merchandise celebrating the victory of President-elect Barack Obama are on sale at a shop in Chicago.

Former U.S.Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, is backing Senator Hillary Clinton, rumoured to be the favourite for his former position of Secretary of State.

Signs coming out of Barack Obama's transition conclave in Chicago suggest he has no intention of lowering his sights for an activist, big ideas, presidency despite the deep economic crisis.

President George W. Bush said Saturday he vowed to leaders of the world's biggest economies that the United States would enjoy a "seamless" transition to the new team of president-elect Barack Obama.

Valerie Jarrett, a real estate lawyer who has worked for a long time for the Chicago city government, said in an interview that she had been hired by President-elect Barack Obama for a senior White House job.

Intense speculation flared Friday over reports that US president-elect Barack Obama is weighing former Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton to be a heavy-hitting secretary of state.

President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with his defeated Republican rival John McCain to discuss ways of working together now the election is over, his aides said Friday.

A typical Peruvian hairless dog in Lima, Peru.