Rice presses for action on Kosovo independence
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Kosovo will get its independence from Serbia "one way or another" despite Russia's objections at the United Nations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
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President Bush said Sunday that the U.S will work with its allies to try to prevent violent clashes after the anticipated declaration of independence by Kosovo.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The progress made in Kosovo since a 1998-99 war risks unraveling without a decision on the Albanian majority's demand for independence from Serbia, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - NATO on Friday asked Kosovo Albanians to give Western powers more time to steer their independence from Serbia through the United Nations, but admitted the project was in trouble.
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On a trip to Afghanistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on NATO members to increase the number of troops they commit to the region.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday the U.N. Security Council must act now on a plan to grant Kosovo supervised independence, which Russia opposes.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Palestinians to end violence and look into forming a government that wins international acceptance.
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Kosovo appealed to the U.S. on  Monday to set a date for the province&#39;s independence from  Serbia, signaling rising impatience with Western efforts to  steer the project through the United Nations.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the international community Friday to act with "more vigor" in dealing with the junta in Myanmar, calling a UN envoy's treatment there "unacceptable."
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Serbian President Boris Tadic says that during his visit to Washington this week, he will seek to explain to U.S. officials his country's opposition to independence for Kosovo.
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon  expressed hope on Monday that meetings between U.S. President  George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin would lead  to a breakthrough over Kosovo&#39;s independence.
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United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari has appealed to Serbian and Albanian leaders to commit to new talks in order to achieve a compromise over the status of Kosovo.
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Kosovo told Washington on Monday  that it did not plan to unilaterally declare independence from  Serbia in November, senior officials from the United States and  Kosovo said.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the embattled Iraqi government on Thursday to accelerate efforts to foster national reconciliation and help end sectarian violence.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due in Kenya on Monday to push talks to end the post-election crisis but can expect a lukewarm welcome from the government, bristling at Western pressure for a quick deal.
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Kosovo is prepared to make a  unilateral declaration of independence and is pressing the West  to go ahead with a vote at the United Nations even if Russia is  likely to veto the proposition.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here late Tuesday for a G8 foreign ministers meeting where she hopes to gain support for UN resolutions on Iran&#39;s nuclear programme, Kosovo and Darfur.