Dec 29 Obama won't rule out U.S. embassy in Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — While President Barack Obama hasn't ruled out the possibility of reopening a U.S. Embassy in Iran, Republicans say the Senate will vote within weeks on a bill to impose more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch News Wrap: Americans Pay Tribute to 9/11 Attacks on Anniversary In other news Wednesday, Americans across the nation honored the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by paying tribute to the 3,000 lives lost that day. Also, a car bomb exploded in Benghazi, Libya, one year after the attack… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Terrorism Likely in Deadly Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in Turkey Terrorism Likely in Deadly Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in Turkey… Continue watching
May 28 Watch News Wrap: In Kabul, Memorial Day Marked With Fallen Marine's Letter In other news Monday, Memorial Day observances in Afghanistan put focus on a U.S. Marine killed there this year. Sgt. William Stacey's letter, left before his death for his family, was read in Kabul. Also, Iranian operatives may be linked… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria as Assad Regime Feels 'Noose Tightening' As a new surge of killings erupted Monday in Homs, Syria, the United States shuttered its embassy in Damascus, citing security problems. British Foreign Secretary William Hague also dialed back relations with what he called a "doomed" and "murdering" regime. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Insurgents Target U.S. Embassy, NATO Headquarters in Kabul Attack Taliban fighters on Tuesday infiltrated Kabul, striking at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other key buildings with grenades, machine guns and even suicide bombs. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the day-long attacks that killed at least… Continue watching
Sep 17 Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen Leaves 16 Dead By PBS News Hour Militants attacked the U.S. embassy in Yemen Wednesday, assaulting the structure with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb. Officials said the attack killed at least 16 people, including six assailants. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Investigators Seek More Facts on Blackwater Shootout Investigations continue over the Sept. 16 Baghdad shootout involving private security firm Blackwater USA, with an Iraqi probe claiming that at least 13 civilians died in the incident. A New York Times reporter in Baghdad provides an update on the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Iraq Pulls License of U.S. Security Contractor By PBS News Hour The Iraqi government said it will no longer allow the U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA to work in the country, following an open-fire incident in a Baghdad neighborhood Sunday that killed at least eight civilians. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Afghanistan Violence Escalates After Call for More Troops Following a NATO request for additional troops in Afghanistan to combat Taliban insurgents, a suicide bomber rammed into a convoy near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Friday, killing 16. Sarah Chayes, a former reporter who covered the U.S. military operation… Continue watching