| War-weary Afghans shrug off Obama re-election | | KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election, but many in the war-weary nation shrugged off the news as foreign forces prepare to withdraw. | | Russia’s Putin warmly greets Obama victory | | MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama with his victory in a tightly-fought US presidential election vote that was greeted with relief in Moscow. | | Obama defies economic omens to win re-election | | WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama swept to an emphatic re-election win over Mitt Romney Tuesday, making history by transcending a dragging economy and the stifling unemployment that haunted his first term. | | Obama’s re-election celebrated around world | | LONDON — From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, many around the world cheered President Barack Obama’s re-election Wednesday while others said stubborn conflicts and deepening economic and environmental woes will not be helped by his success. | | World leaders hail Obama victory, pledge cooperation | | PARIS — World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama’s sweeping re-election, with allies  pledging to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe. | | Obama win offers opportunity to mend ties: China | | BEIJING - China’s official media said on Thursday that ties with the United States were uneven in President Barack Obama’s first term and mutual trust was “whittled down”, but his re-election offered an opportunity to put the relationship back on track. | |
