POLITICS:  White House Hopes to Avert Major Rift With Turkey
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WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (IPS) - A resolution recognising as "genocide" the  deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in the former Ottoman Empire  nearly a century ago has gained the sponsorship of a majority of  members in the U.S. House of Representatives. But it has also  drawn heavy criticism from George W. Bush administration  officials, who argue that the non-binding and largely symbolic  legislation could harm relations with Turkey at a particularly  crucial time.
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President Bush expressed a common  bond on Wednesday with a broad-breasted turkey named  "Biscuits," which won a White House election to become national  turkey for this year's Thanksgiving holiday.
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Science & environment: White House wants more from India and China but future negotiations to achieve cuts are made difficult
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The White House moved toward a showdown in court with the Democratic-led Congress on Monday by refusing to provide demanded information and testimony in an investigation into the firing of prosecutors.
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Turkey stepped up pressure on the United States to help curb attacks by Kurdish rebels from northern Iraq ahead of a conference of Iraq's neighbors and major powers on Saturday seeking to lower cross-border tensions.
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The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and US demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands
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The White House said Tuesday the international meeting on the Middle East proposed by President Bush should not be viewed as "a big peace conference" and it's too early to say where or when it will be.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
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President Vladimir Putinâs visit to Turkey on Sunday will highlight a thaw in relations between the one-time Cold War foes and focus on trade, investment and energy deals, the Reuters news agency reports.
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The White House could become the new target in the controversy surrounding the dismissal of federal prosecutors.
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The White House yesterday found itself fending off a conservative revolt over the North Korea nuclear deal, even scrambling to mollify one of its own top officials who expressed sharp disagreement with a provision that could spring Pyongyang from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, U.S....
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The White House on Monday backed  efforts by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to  negotiate a cease-fire with militants, but said he would  ultimately need to disarm the groups.
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How Condoleezza Rice hopes to bring peace to the Middle East--and salvage the Administration's foreign policy
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Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice intervened to ward off a strike by Turkey on northern Iraq after an ambush by Kurdish rebels left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead.
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Not for the first time, events in Iraq are straining relations between two traditionally close allies, Turkey and the United States.
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White House to review its Iraq strategy earlier than planned because of a growing backlash.
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RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 29 -- President Bush signaled plans to both reassure and pressure Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over deteriorating conditions in Iraq, as the White House prepared for an unusual summit Wednesday in Jordan aimed at arresting the slide in security.