Washington, Apr. 23 : US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused the Government of Pakistan of "abdicating" to the Taliban and other extremist groups by ceding large tracts of territory.

She said that the country's instability is a "mortal threat" to world peace.

"I think that the Pakistani government is basically abdicating to the Taliban and to the extremists," the New York Times quoted Clinton as telling the House Foreign Affairs Committee as she responded to questions on an array of topics.

Washington, Apr 23 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has mocked former vice president Dick Cheney at a Capitol Hill review of her first three months in office.

"It won't surprise you that I don't consider him a particularly reliable source," Clinton said, dismissing Cheney's claim that classified documents prove that harsh interrogations of terror suspects yielded vital intelligence.

London, Apr 23 : The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has compared the challenge of tackling climate change to her own fight to lose weight.

Speaking to State Department staff on Earth Day, Hillary said more must be done to reduce the department''s environmental footprint, reports The Telegraph.

"Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting - it''s kind of like trying to lose weight, which I know something about," she said to laughter.

Washington  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Pakistan's policy of ceding territory to Islamic extremists poses a serious threat that cannot be overlooked.

During testimony before the foreign policy committee in the House of Representatives, Clinton called on Pakistanis "to speak out forcefully against a policy that is ceding more and more territory to the insurgents, to the Taliban, to al-Qaeda, to the allies that are in this terrorist syndicate."

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Apr. 18 : US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has candidly admitted to the United States having failed in trying to build its ties with Cuba, and suggested that the Obama administration will attempt to change the uncompromising policy of the previous Bush administration.

Washington, April 17: A long-time friend of Hillary Clinton jokingly said during an online radio show that he would have no qualms about the U. S. Secretary of State appearing in a risque promotional advertising campaign to make one million dollars to pay off the bills left over from her unsuccessful presidential bid.

James Carville's comment came while the show, sponsored by the Internet domain name registry and website-hosting firm Go Daddy, was being taped.