State Department Shuts Down Embassy in Central African Republic
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The State Department announced on Thursday it temporarily closed the U.S. Embassy in the capital of Bangui, in the Central African Republic. According to a statement by State Department Spokesperson Patrick V…
Protests Erupt at US Embassies in Yemen and Egypt
MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/GettyImages(SANAA, Yemen) — Outrage over the anti-Muslim film Innocence of Muslims spread across the Middle East on Thursday as protesters rushed the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, while further demonstrations began outside the U.S…
Two US State Department Employees Killed in Libyan Consulate Attack
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(BENGHAZI, Libya) — Two American State Department employees were killed in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday after militants stormed the U.S. consulate, angry about an American-made film that depicts Prophet Muhammad as a frau…
Two US State Department Employees Killed in Libyan Consulate Attack
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(BENGHAZI, Libya) — Two American State Department employees were killed in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday after militants stormed the U.S. consulate, angry about an American-made film that depicts Prophet Muhammad as a frau…
Car Bomber Attacks US Consulate Vehicle in Pakistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a U.S. Consulate SUV in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring as many as 19 others. There were conflicting reports of th…
Mexican Federal Police Open Fire on Two U.S. Government Workers
Thinkstock/Comstock(MEXICO CITY) — Two U.S. government employees were shot Friday an incident involving the Mexican federal police. The two Americans were riding in an armored U.S. embassy SUV when they came under fire south of Mexico City.Mexic…
Abby Huntsman: Romney’s Chen Guangcheng Criticism Was ‘Very Foolish’
Ray Tamarra/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Abby Huntsman Livingston, daughter of the former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, waded into the controversy surrounding the Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng Friday, lambasting both President Obama an…