Washington - The United States intends to provide a "substantial" amount of aid for rebuilding the Gaza Strip in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault in the tiny enclave, a US official said Monday.
"We want to give a substantial contribution" next month at the Egyptian-hosted donor conference, the official said, without providing a figure.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to attend the international conference March 2 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Seoul - When Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Seoul last week, she came as a powerful diplomat with a stern message against North Korea's nuclear and weapons programmes. When she departed a day later, she also left as an inspirational role model for South Korean women seeking to break through the glass ceiling in the Confucian society.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on China Sunday to invest more in US treasury bonds, to aid the both economies during the global financial crisis.
In an interview with the Shanghai Dragon TV channel, Clinton said "it would not be in China's interest if we were unable to get our economy moving again."
"We are truly going to rise or fall together. We are in the same boat and thankfully we are rowing in the same direction," Clinton said.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a church service in Beijing on Sunday morning, on her penultimate public engagement before ending a week-long diplomatic tour of four Asian nations.
Clinton visited the modern Haidian Church in a western suburb of Beijing, following meetings with top Chinese leaders on Saturday.
She was scheduled to meet a group of Chinese women and "civil society leaders" later on Sunday before leaving China.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a church service in Beijing on Sunday morning, on her penultimate public engagement before ending a week-long diplomatic tour of four Asian nations.
Clinton visited the modern Haidian Church in a western suburb of Beijing, following meetings with top Chinese leaders on Saturday.
She was scheduled to meet a group of Chinese women and "civil society leaders" later on Sunday before leaving China.
Washington - The United States intends to provide a "substantial" amount of aid for rebuilding the Gaza Strip in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault in the tiny enclave, a US official said Monday.
Seoul - When Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Seoul last week, she came as a powerful diplomat with a stern message against North Korea's nuclear and weapons programmes. When she departed a day later, she also left as an inspirational role model for South Korean women seeking to break through the glass ceiling in the Confucian society.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on China Sunday to invest more in US treasury bonds, to aid the both economies during the global financial crisis.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a church service in Beijing on Sunday morning, on her penultimate public engagement before ending a week-long diplomatic tour of four Asian nations.
Beijing - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a church service in Beijing on Sunday morning, on her penultimate public engagement before ending a week-long diplomatic tour of four Asian nations.
