Rice: US making 'considerable progress' against terrorists

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice claimed "considerable progress" in the global fight against terrorism as she prepared to ask sceptical Arab governments to do more and underwrite democracy in Iraq.

"There's been some real progress on some fronts and in other places the terrorists have continued to challenge democratic governments," Rice said when asked about a US State Department report showing terrorist attacks worldwide shot up more than 25% last year.