BARACK OBAMA

Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Monday on fears that growing tensions in the Middle East may threaten supplies.

Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that the U.S. congressional leaders will come to an agreement with President Barack Obama in taking the measures to overcome the lingering fiscal cliff.

A Hamas spokesman reportedly says Israel and Hamas have agreed on “90 percent” of a ceasefire deal in Egypt.

Pelosi insists on a deal that involves making the wealthy pay more even though there's talk of a compromise on leaving rates as and capping deductions for high-income earners.

Sans the hysteria, the U.S. budget situation is like a living room getting cooler, not a "fiscal cliff."

The White House says it didn't delete al Qaeda references from the CIA's talking points about the Benghazi attack.

Reiterating calls to give middle class families hope for the holiday season, Obama urged House Republicans to prevent tax hike on first $250,000 of anyone's income.

Pawlenty disagrees with Romney's claim that "gifts" won Obama re-election, saying Republicans need to connect better with voters.

A senior Israeli official arrived in Cairo Sunday morning for talks on reaching a cease-fire, Egyptian officials said.

Stock markets in Asia are expected to move along with the global markets in the coming week in the absence of any major regional risk events and a light calendar for economic news.

U.S. President Barack Obama met on Thursday with members of the country's gold medal-winning Women's Gymnastics team at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, and a photo taken at the meeting featuring Obama mimicking of McKayla Maroney’s “Not Impressed” face quickly went viral online.

Israel made nearly 200 airstrikes in Gaza early Saturday, the Israeli military said, destroying the prime minister's headquarters.

Most Asian markets fell in the week with the investor sentiment remaining negative following the concerns that the U.S. would face the fiscal cliff, consisting of tax rises and spending cuts, at the beginning of next year.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

Petraeus reportedly believed all along the Benghazi attack was terrorism, but references to al Qaeda were allegedly removed from a draft document.

For 12 years, Chief Privacy Officer of IBM (NYSE: IBM) Harriet Pearson, in private practice, warns companies aren't ready for cyberattack.

Last week, Californians gave lawmakers permission to stop doing their jobs. They even offered their own cash to keep politicians from having to seek a real solution to the state's economic problems.

Fiscal-cliff talks between the president and Hill leaders have begun: They have six weeks to avert a likely recession-inducing event.

Obama, alongside Bloomberg and Cuomo, spent Thursday surveying areas of New York City that remain in ruins after more than two weeks.

The UK's Cameron will meet with his defense minister Wednesday to discuss having a no-fly zone in Syria, meanwhile France may start arming the rebels.

A group of "Patriotic Millionaires" are calling on President Obama to increase taxes on the wealthy to help avoid the fiscal cliff.