Pope 'refused meeting with Rice'
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The Pope refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last month, Vatican sources say.
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Prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown refused Saturday to rule out military action against Iran over its programme of nuclear enrichment, the BBC reported.
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Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the leader of the Basque country he refused to negotiate on a controversial plan to loosen ties between the restless region and the central Spanish government in Madrid.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied on Wednesday that the US-led coalition in Iraq is crumbling after Britain announced it would reduce its troop mumbers by 1,600 in the coming months.
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The Vatican on Tuesday rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meeting between Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, saying the militants were afraid of inter-religious dialogue.
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 16 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice broke away from her diplomatic meetings here to sit down with the top religious leaders -- Christian, Jewish and Muslim -- of this holy city Monday night. According to people present, she heard about the failure of Israeli authorities to...
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Oct. 17 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an emotional visit Wednesday to the church revered as marking the birthplace of Jesus, before hearing from prominent Palestinians that failure of her new peace initiative could worsen their conflict with Israel.
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A senior Iraqi Shiite leader who is meeting President Bush next week on Saturday rejected a suggestion by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to hold an international conference on Iraq.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Tuesday Washington would not set a deadline to  reach a deal in six-party talks on North Korea but made clear  next week's negotiations must not be held just for the sake of  talking.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has rejected a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the Bush administration engage Syria and Iran in efforts to stabilize Iraq, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Protestant leader Ian Paisley refused Friday to accept a nomination as the future leader of Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's National Conference refused Wednesday to send a second delegation to the holy city of Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting between U.S. troops and loyalists of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a day after he rebuffed their demand for a meeting...
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MUSLIM cleric Moqtada al-Sadr cannot be trusted to keep his word and he must be &quot;dealt with&quot;, US national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said.
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Libya denied on Saturday that human rights were discussed at a meeting in Washington between US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelrahman Mohammed Shalgham.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia  - U.S. Secretary of State   Condoleezza Rice on Monday held out the possibility that the   United States might join talks with Iran if it temporarily   suspends its nuclear program.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  said on Friday she saw no evidence Iran was willing to freeze  sensitive nuclear activity following talks between Tehran and  the European Union.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vowed on Thursday to examine corruption allegations against Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, but refused to discuss publicly what she said could be rumor.