Rice hails democracy 'champion' Bhutto
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday hailed Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as a "champion for democracy," urging that reform in the volatile country continue.
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Condoleezza Rice won easy confirmation Wednesday to be President Bush's new secretary of state, despite strong dissent from a small group of Democrats who said she shares blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq.
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Former Pakistani leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif agree to  promote democracy in Pakistan.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thanked British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the United States' closest ally in Iraq, as she held her first meeting Friday with a foreign leader since taking over from Colin Powell as the top American diplomat.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of  senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said  she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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Condoleezza Rice, the Russian-speaking scholar and polished personality whom President Bush tapped Tuesday to be secretary of state, is known for her expertise and poise.
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"American Idol" finalist Jasmine Trias got praise Tuesday from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who saluted her singing talent and called her an inspiration to Filipinos everywhere.
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ISLAMABAD, Nov. 24 : PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed satisfaction over the statement of the government that it did not create any hindrance in the way of the release on bail of her husband Asif
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The Bush administration is confident that Afghanistan's first presidential election will be deemed valid despite protests from candidates that the balloting was marred by fraud, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed  Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state on Wednesday, sweeping  aside objections from some Democrats that she should be held  accountable for mistakes of the Iraq war.
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BAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Tuesday to Baghdad, where Iraqi officials said she congratulated the premier on the passage of the so-called de-Baathification legislation and encouraged him to speed along other benchmark laws.
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NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband on Sunday to succeed the slain opposition leader but doubts grew about whether a January 8 poll aiming to transform Pakistan from military rule would go ahead.
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A White House official said Condoleezza Rice has undergone successful surgery at a Washington hospital. President Bush&#39;s choice to be the next secretary of state was treated for noncancerous growths in her uterus.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Benazir Bhutto was killed by "cowards afraid of democracy" Thursday as he led tributes to the slain politician in Britain, where she studied and spent part of her exile.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to express her support for his leadership, even as Hamas dealt him a sweeping military defeat that appeared to wrestle away the last vestiges of his control over the Gaza Strip.
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The US president, George Bush, calls on the people of Pakistan to continue with the democratic process for which ex-PM Benazir Bhutto "bravely gave her life"
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Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister, arrived in Pakistan this afternoon, ending her eight-year exile.