CORRECTED: US, Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions
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Corrected to make clear Rice made the comments to The Wall   Street Journal, not The New York Times, in fifth paragraph
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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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The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on a top Iranian general and three exiled Iraqis based in Iran and Syria for fomenting violence in Iraq, as President Bush lashed out again at Tehran for last weekend's showdown between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels.
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(c) Son of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan accused of profiting from UN Oil-for-Food scandal until early this year. (d) US Senator urges Kofi Annan to resign after his committee discovers that the UN&#39;s Oil
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense as a bitter row escalated over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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Analysis: He's already pushing back against the Baker-Hamilton report, and no wonder. Accepting the proposal to engage Iran and Syria  would mean  admitting his foreign policy has failed
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DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria and North Korea denied yesterday they are cooperating on a Syrian nuclear program, and they accused US officials of spreading the allegations for political reasons - either to back Israel or to block progress on a deal between Washington and Pyongyang.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, accusing Washington of bringing undue pressure to force a UN resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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PARIS -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a veiled warning to Syria yesterday, saying a Lebanon tribunal must be safe while it handles the murder of a Lebanese leader, a prominent critic of Syrian influence in Lebanon. "One thing we'll be talking about is how to make certain these people can be secure in their work," Rice told reporters ...
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The White House on Wednesday issued an order expanding sanctions against Syria, saying the nation's leaders have engaged in a pattern of violating human rights in their own country and harmed the peace and stability of other nations in the region, including Iraq.
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QUESTION: Mr. President, American forces are gearing up for what appears to be a major offensive in Fallujah over the next several days. I'm wondering if you could tell us what the objective is, what the stakes are there for the United States, for the Iraqi people, and the Iraqi elections coming up in January?
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Tuesday Syria was making "minimal" progress in efforts to  secure peace in the Middle East and needed to change its  attitude if it wants good relations with the United States.
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Damascus has accused the United States  of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying  Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N.  resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N. resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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UNITED NATIONS, October 6 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - A United States veto against an Arab-backed draft UN Security Council resolution, demanding Israel to immediately end its running Gaza onslaught, drew flack Tuesday, October 5, for failing
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WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States said Syria threatened Lebanese parliamentarians as part of an effort to ensure the rule of President Emile Lahoud.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday rejected a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the United States seek the help of Syria and Iran in Iraq, saying the "compensation" required by any deal might be too high. She argued that neither country should need incentives to foster stability in...