Tbilisi - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was en route to Tbilisi on Friday, as Russia's military continued to occupy two Georgian provinces despite a ceasefire agreement obliging them to leave.
Rice was set to meet with members of the Georgian leadership to discuss the implementation of a ceasefire plan for the region, and humanitarian aid to Georgia being delivered by the US Air Force and Navy.
US President George W. Bush's decision to send Georgia support aboard US military aircraft and warships has turned the Ossetia conflict into an clear face-off between the Kremlin and Washington, despite claims by both sides they only want peace in the region.
Washington - The United States on Monday hailed Pakistan's outgoing President Pervez Musharraf as a strong ally in the war on terrorism and urged the country's new government to continue on a path towards stable democracy.
Washington, Aug. 18: Washington has toughened its stance towards Russia as it sought to limit the damage to its prestige over the crisis in Georgia. 
Washington, Aug 10 : US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice has reportedly said that there was no negotiated settlement to the problem of extremism in FATA, and that the Pakistan government should not talks with extremists in the region because some of them were not in a reconciliatory mood.
