Port of Spain  - US President Barack Obama arrived in Trinidad and Tobago Friday to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

This will be Obama's first major meeting with Latin American leaders, at a gathering in which Cuba will be the only country from the Americas without representation.

Obama travelled to Trinidad and Tobago from Mexico. While Trinidadians were looking forward to hosting the popular US president, the atmosphere was likely to be less congenial at the official meetings.

London, Apr 17: Just two days after entering the White House, the First Dog, Bo, has been given a book deal.

A deal has already been done to publish "Bo America''''s Commander In Leash", a children''''s book. It is due to be released next week.

The book's publisher is Mascot Books, reports The Telegraph.

It will follow "Bo on an exciting adventure as he learns all about the White House and experiences the traditions that make it such a special place."

Ramallah - US President Barack Obama's envoy to the Middle East was due in Ramallah Friday to hear the Palestinians' position on renewing peace negotiations with the new Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

George Mitchell, who held his first talks in Israel Thursday since the government was sworn in, was to travel the short distance from Jerusalem to the central West Bank city for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and acting Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

Abbas has said Netanyahu must openly endorse the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict for him to be a peace partner.

London, April 17 : Action figures of US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are the latest craze up for grabs.

The doll-maker Emil Vicale, president of HeroBuilders. com, revealed the figures already had immense global demand owing to the President's historic journey to the White House.

"He went from no one knowing who he was to being the President and took the world stage by storm and that''s an action figure right there," the Daily Express quoted Vicale as saying.

Baton Rouge (Louisiana, US), Apr. 17 : Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has suggested that former Vice President Dick Cheney should tone down his criticism of President Barack Obama.

Cheney has repeatedly criticized Obama's national security policy, saying recently on CNN's "State of the Union" that Obama's decisions "raise the risk to the American people of another attack."

Mexico City  - US President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico Thursday for an overnight visit to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

"Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners and necessity has made us allies," Calderon said as he welcomed Obama, quoting the late US president John F Kennedy.

Discussions are set to focus on drug trafficking and crime, as the death toll in Mexico's drug wars has soared to more than 7,000 since January 2008.