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President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration could include Republicans, or even some members of the current Cabinet, a top transition aide says. 
Residents of a mainly Kurdish village in southeastern Turkey have sacrificed 44 sheep to celebrate the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.
The computer systems of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were targeted by hackers, Newsweek reports.
President-elect Barack Obama has accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his victory.
Generation X used to stand on the sidelines. Now, with Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election, they're taking the White House.
The US Ambassador believes it's too soon to say what Barack Obama will mean for South Africa, but says he'll be hard-pressed to improve George W Bush's record.
Here is a timeline of key events in the life of Barack Obama.
Staff of former Republican vice presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin, have begun fielding numerous requests for post-election interviews.
Barack Obama is signalling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts.
Italy's famously impolitic Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has described US President-elect Barack Obama as "young, handsome and even tanned".
The dress worn by Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, has set internet chatrooms abuzz and attracted the attention of fashion aficionados.
Barack Obama may have the chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving him an opportunity to make a further lasting mark.
Israel has hailed Barack Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff, with one daily calling him "our man in the White House".
Thousands of gay rights supporters have taken to the streets outraged that California had voted to ban same-sex marriages.
Barack Obama's Democrats are basking in their longed-for monopoly on the US government, but now face the responsibilities and pitfalls of power.
Russian newspapers have paid scant attention to Barack Obama's victory, focusing on a speech by their president.
In the aftermath of Barack Obama's victory, reporters are spilling previous off the record gossip about Sarah Palin.
The US election has triggered a new generation of mini Barack Obamas with parents in Kenya and the US naming their newborns after the new president-elect.
President-elect Barack Obama has barely had time to savour his victory before getting a sobering look at some of the problems he will inherit.














