President pledges effort to avoid sanctions
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CRAWFORD, Texas From the president on down, the Bush administration is pledging to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that penalizes US exports.
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Threats and economic sanctions will not stop Iran's technological progress, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Saturday at a large parade of missiles and other weapons aimed at showing off the country's military might.
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WASHINGTON Breaking his holiday silence, President George W. Bush on Wednesday promised a long-range American commitment to help the countries battered by tsunamis.
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President George W. Bush will announce further sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Friday and will call on India and China to do more to pressure the country to end its repression of pro-democracy protesters, the White House said.
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President Bush said on Tuesday   that if Iran continues to stall in the West's demand that it   suspend uranium enrichment he will push for U.N. sanctions over   its nuclear program.
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President Bush on Saturday pledged an end to FBI lapses that led to illegal prying into people's lives.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on  Wednesday vowed a crackdown on armed groups operating in  Palestinian areas in order to smooth the way to a Jan. 9  election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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President Bush on Monday pledged help and support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the United States prepared to lift economic and diplomatic sanctions against his government since it no longer includes the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
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Washington says it will now push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
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Sanctions will not succeed in stopping Iran's nuclear progress, its president said on Saturday, a day after major powers said they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. punitive measures.
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President Bush announced today that he is imposing stiff economic sanctions against Sudan and that he will press the U.N. for additional action to end the violence in Darfur.
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President George W. Bush, who is to announce more U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Friday, will call on China and India to take more action to pressure that Asian country, the White House said.
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President George W. Bush announced further U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Friday, saying they had continued to defy international demands to "stop their vicious persecution."
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The president vowed on Tuesday to forge ahead with a major military offensive against Muslim militants in the southern Philippines that is believed to have been the motivation for deadly bombings in three cities.
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Viktor Yushchenko, to be sworn in as president Sunday, has pledged to steer Ukraine on a new course, fighting corruption and bringing the country closer to the European Union and NATO while maintaining good relations with Russia.
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President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday and urged other countries to follow suit amid Myanmar's biggest anti-government protests in 20 years.