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President slams Gaza strikes as ‘sheer savagery’

Kgalema Motlanthe this week slammed the attacks in Gaza, dubbing the offensive ”sheer savagery and brutality” that caused a ”deep sense of revulsion”.

Rice to discuss Zim crisis at UN as cholera toll mounts

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to hold talks next week with the UN on Zimbabwe, as Harare blamed Britain for a cholera outbreak.

‘Well past time’ for Mugabe to step down

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down.

Pakistan vows to hunt Mumbai attack plotters

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in Islamabad on Thursday that Pakistan gave assurances that it would root out terrorism.

Rice in Pakistan, urges ‘tough line’ on terrorism

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a trip to Pakistan on Thursday to urge the Pakistani government to take a ”tough line” on terrorism.

US sharpens focus on South Asia’s Gordian Knot

The outgoing Bush administration was always going to leave president-elect Barack Obama with the problem of what to do about Pakistan.

Rice flies to India to ease tension with Pakistan

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of intense US efforts to ease tension between India and Pakistan.

Those missed photo opportunities –

In normal life a picture tells a thousand words, but in politics, especially presidential races, the picture you do not take tells a thousand lies.

‘What hope is there for the future?’

In May the US state department told seven Fulbright scholars from Gaza their scholarships were cancelled.

‘Dangerous gulf’ opens between Russia and West

The West’s pillorying of Moscow over the invasion of Georgia has kindled a fierce Russian resentment that poses dangers for security in Europe.

Russia says Nato provoked Georgia conflict

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Nato of provoking the conflict with Georgia but said this did not mean Russia planned to isolate itself.

Aggressor Russia facing pariah status, US warns

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday night said President Dmitry Medvedev had launched Russia on a path to pariah status.

US mulls further steps against Russia

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to deliver on Thursday what officials describe as a ”significant” speech on US relations with Russia.

War, at what cost?

Anyone who takes a closer look at recent events should not be surprised by what has happened in Georgia, writes the ambassador of the US to SA.

Gadaffi gets his reward with historic Rice visit

Condoleezza Rice on Friday night became the most senior United States official to visit Libya in more than half a century.

Poland and US sign shield deal, anger Moscow

The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station parts of a US missile defence shield on Polish soil.

US: Russia military actions a ‘dangerous game’

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Moscow on Monday that it was playing a dangerous game with the US and its Nato allies.

Russia warned: Withdraw from Georgia, or else

European leaders warned Russia on Sunday to withdraw its forces rapidly from Georgia or face unspecified consequences.

A dirty little war in Georgia

What began as a skirmish has become a tragedy of global importance.

Russia signs ceasefire but troops still on the move

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a peace deal with Georgia on Saturday but his troops pushed even deeper toward the capital, Tbilisi.