U.S. denies Israeli interference in UN vote

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2009 The U.S. State Department on Tuesday flatly rejected an assertion by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel that he had caused the Bush administration to abstain from a United Nations resolution on Gaza last week and that the abstention had embarrassed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice more

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U.K., Germany try to spur economy

USA TodayJanuary 12, 2009 The United Kingdom and Germany made separate moves Monday to battle the worsening global economic crisis. But analysts said they were insufficient and would likely mean that the United States — the epicenter of financial turmoil — will be the first major economy to recover. more

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US-Georgia Charter is Historic

Georgian DailyJanuary 11, 2009 Meeting in the ornate Treaty Room atop the State Department State in Washington, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze on Friday signed the United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership. more

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