U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes an unannounced visit to Lebanon

MANIPAL, India, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Since the terror attacks on Mumbai five days ago, Indian security sources have promoted evidence that the attackers were trained by elements of the Pakistani military.

LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will go to India to discuss the siege in Mumbai after she attends a NATO meeting in London, the White House said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Sunday dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India as the investigation continued into the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- President George Bush said Saturday the United States and other nations around the world will stand by India against terrorist forces.

MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday his country is fully prepared to enjoy an open dialogue with NATO officials.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The rollercoaster saga of the proposed U.S. ballistic missile defense bases in Central Europe took another downward dip on Friday: The powerful speaker of the Czech Parliament said he was now sure the crucial radar base to be located in his country would never be built.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton had better order up lots of late night coffee and round-the-clock pizza when she replaces Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state: Around the world, threats to U.S. national security and global interests have metastasized. Cleaning up those messes will make mucking out the Augean Stables look easy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Muslim leaders say racially charged statements issued by al-Qaida against U.S. President-elect Barack Obama are "an insult."

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been meeting with members of the Bush administration in Washington this week, the U.S. State Department said.

ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Iraq may descend into civil war if Baghdad and Washington cannot agree to the provisions of a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement, the Kurdish president said.