Military Occupations
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the "time is ripe" for Mideast peace, but that without face-to-face talks Israel can't expect lasting security and the Palestinians can't create an independent state.
WASHINGTON - When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Egypt and Israel this week for the next of Mideast peace talks, the task before her is clear: Get the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to focus on how they can help the other succeed rather than figuring out a way for the other to fail.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is shepherding Mideast talks this week that she says may be the last chance for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
CARACAS, Venezuela - The leader of a separatist region in the former Soviet republic of Georgia said Friday he is building closer ties with Venezuela and seeking President Hugo Chavez's help in gaining international recognition for Abkhazia as an independent state.
TBILISI, Georgia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rebuked Russia on Monday for failing to live up to the cease-fire agreement it signed nearly two years ago to end the fighting in this small former Soviet state.
