Washington, July 29: Barely a few hours after US-led coalition forces’ air strike killed six persons in FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), US President George Bush last evening said that his country respected Pakistan’s sovereignty, and described its democracy as “vibrant”.

In a brief statement to the presspersons after holding talks with visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the Oval Office, Bush said that both admitted that terrorism and extremism were dangerous for everyone, including Pakistan.

New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush have discussed the next steps to be taken towards the completion of a India-US civilian nuclear agreement, media reports said Friday.

The two leaders spoke by telephone on Thursday night in a conversation that also covered issues related to world trade talks, the Hindu newspaper reported.

Washington, July 24: In a move which has attracted criticism from a section of US Congressmen, President George Bush has reportedly planned to shift nearly 230-million-dollar aid to Pakistan from counter-terrorism programs to upgrading that country’s aging F-16 jets, because “Pakistan prizes more for their contribution to its military rivalry with India than for fighting insurgents along its Afghan border”.

Washington - US President George W Bush summed up the problems in the US economy by telling a private gathering that "Wall Street got drunk" and is now suffering a "hangover."

"Wall Street got drunk - that's one reason I told you turn the cameras off - it got drunk and now it's got a hangover," Bush said at the fundraiser in Houston. "The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments."

Washington - US President George W Bush said he would continue to pressure more countries to recognize Kosovo as an independent state after a meeting with its leaders on Monday.

Bush also said he opposed a further divide of Kosovo along ethnic lines, as he welcomed President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci to the White House for the first time since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February.

"I'm a strong supporter of Kosovo's independence. I'm against any partition of Kosovo," Bush said after the meeting.