US Embassy overcome in Yemen, military destroys weapons and diplomats vacate
photo/Jennifer Parr Despite efforts by the U.S., Yemen has fallen into chaos with America evacuating the embassy and the State Department ordering the Marines to destroy issued weapons on their way out. The British More...
US Embassy in Libya shut down, staff evacuated as violence grows
The US embassy in Libya has shut down and all diplomatic staff have been evacuated to neighboring Tunisia by military escort because of ongoing clashes and violence between rival militias sweeping the country. The More...
Protesters storm Israel embassy in Istanbul, claim ‘Israel is killing again’
Turkish police fired tear gas at protesters Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as demonstrators surrounded the building, throwing stones in condemnation of Israel’s ground offensive on Gaza. Protesters More...
State Department issues ‘worldwide travel alert’ and closes 21 embassies due to ‘terror’ threat
The US Department of State issued a “worldwide” travel alert Friday over unspecified terror threats by al-Qa’ida and affiliated organizations. The travel alert is in effect until Aug. 31. “Current More...
