Times of India
WASHINGTON: The US has said it will support the new Pakistan government's efforts to reduce tensions and reconcile with India and pushed Islamabad to wield a "very solid" civilian control of its powerful military.
"The United States will support Pakistan's efforts to develop fruitful links with its neighbours and with the community of responsible nations," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said accepting her first first honorary degree at Air University, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in her home state of Alabama.



BBC News
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has held talks with her Omani counterpart, Yousef bin Alawi, during a visit to Qatar.
It was the first public meeting...