MICHELLE OBAMA

Based on its definition of how body mass index (BMI) is related to being overweight and/or obese – last year WHO unveiled a list of countries with the highest percentage of its population who are overweight. Here is a list of countries along with the percentage of the population that is overweight by WHO’s standards).

Obama kicked smoking habit almost a year back and didn’t have had a cigarette since then, says first lady Michelle Obama.

President Barack Obama will meet with a group of technology company chief executives on Tuesday as part of his effort to mend ties with the business community and find ways to create jobs.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for expanding high-speed wireless services to meet the voracious appetite of consumers and businesses, a task that could be tough because airwaves are a finite resource and demand is almost limitless.

President Barack Obama mentions solar singles while speaking on the need for green energy during the State of the Union address.

President Barack Obama aims to rise above party politics in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, but he must prove he is serious about tackling the budget deficit that could unleash a bitter partisan fight.

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has introduced a program to promote healthy, affordable foods, in a measure backed by First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to reduce childhood obesity.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is headed to Washington to unveil its plan to promote healthier and more affordable food options at its stores.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc unveiled a plan to promote healthier and more affordable foods at its stores, a move supported by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and one that could push food companies to overhaul some products.

Michelle Obama asks American students to study in China, stressing the need for competitiveness and cooperation

The storm stirred by the 13th zodiac sign, Ophicus, is the latest sensation to take over the web world. The flip-side to internet news and hoaxes is that they gain momentum in such a pace that it raises questions on people's susceptibility.

China's yuan exchange rate policy is based on its own national interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday, days before a summit with U.S. President Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama is getting a bump in his approval ratings from an improving economy but Americans want him to focus on reducing debt and spending, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama is set to deliver remarks in prime time at a memorial in Arizona on Wednesday for the victims of a shooting which left six people dead and 14 injured, including critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

With rumours that Mark Zuckerberg has announced closure of the site, thousands are scurrying for answers on internet. Google Trends, Twitter and Yahoo Answers has been set on fire with the questions 'Is Facebook shutting down?'.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday renominated economist and Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to the Federal Reserve Board, sticking with a pick that has already been thwarted by Senate Republicans twice.

Gallup publishes list of top 10 most admired women of 2010, in which talk show queen Oprah Winfrey falls behind politician Sarah Palin.

Eight-year-old Juliana-Rose Hatcher had tracked Santa Claus all of Friday with the aid of NORAD's Santa hotline, before she got some unexpected help from Michelle Obama.

The $858 billion tax-cut package brokered by President Barack Obama and Republicans survived a key test vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday and headed toward passage, likely within hours.

Accompanied by Cabinet members, members of Congress from both parties, parents, teachers, students and the First Lady, President Barack Obama today signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 into law.

What the Federal Reserve giveth, Obama taketh away.