Yemen official says rocket hits near British embassy car, wounding diplomat and 3 bystanders

Yemen: Rocket attack targets British embassy car

Yemen official says mortar round targets British diplomatic motorcade, wounding 3 bystanders

Yemen: Mortar round lands near British motorcade

You’re invited to these embassy soirees and concerts in the nation’s capital

DC offers embassy evenings of musical diplomacy

State Department official: US paving way to take in exiled Cuban political prisoners

US working to accept exiled Cuban prisoners

Barred from entering Israel, detained Nobel laureate turns to country’s Supreme Court for help

Irish Nobel laureate challenges Israeli detention

Libya releases South Korean pastor after president’s brother meets with Gadhafi, SKorea says

SKorea: Libya releases South Korean pastor

Police protesters throw Ecuador into chaos, seize airport, blocking roads

Protesting police throw Ecuador into chaos

US ’surge’ increases focus on Southern Sudan before vote, but visas, space hamper new arrivals

US ’surge’ increases focus on S. Sudan before vote

US says inverted Philippine flag in Obama meeting was ‘honest mistake’

US: Inverted Philippine flag was ‘honest mistake’

French Embassy seeks help in finding 2 young French tourists missing in Bolivia for 4 weeks

2 young French tourists said missing in Bolivia

White House denies Michelle Obama ever told French counterpart her White House life is ‘hell’

White House denies Mrs. Obama made ‘hell’ comment

Freed American woman stays out of public eye in Oman after release from Iranian prison

Freed American stays out of spotlight in Oman

US Embassy in Jordan warns of ‘possible imminent threat’ in port city of Aqaba

US Embassy in Jordan warns of threat in Aqaba

American, Spanish and Swedish embassies in Israel receive letters containing suspicious powder

3 embassies in Israel receive suspicious letters

Iranian diplomat who defected in Belgium applies for political asylum in Norway

Iranian defector applies for asylum in Norway

Upset with Tehran’s crackdown, a 3rd Iranian diplomat defects in Europe, opposition group says

3rd Iranian diplomat defects in Europe, group says

Iranian diplomats at missions in Finland and Belgium defect

Iranian diplomats defect in Finland, Belgium

Defecting Iranian diplomat says he’ll seek asylum in Finland, slams ‘fraud election’ in Iran

Iranian diplomat says he’ll seek asylum in Finland

Lawyer hopeful American woman held more than a year in Iran will be freed within 3 days

Lawyer says Iran could free American within 3 days

Opposition group says Iranian diplomat in Finland quits post to oppose Islamic Republic

Iranian consular official in Finland defects

US Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho killed in apparent robbery attempt

Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho killed

JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. Embassy in Lesotho says a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the southern African country was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt.

State Department tells US embassies to brace for protests over Quran burnings

US embassies brace for Quran burning protests

Vice President Joe Biden seeks to reassure Iraq that US will not abandon it

Biden says US won’t abandon war-battered Iraq

With scaled-back military mission, vice president seeks to reassure Iraq that US is staying

Biden says US won’t abandon Iraq

BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden sought Monday to reassure Iraq that America is not abandoning it as the U.S. military steps back and a stalemate over who will run the war-battered nation’s next government approaches its sixth month.

Vice President Biden visits Baghdad to mark formal end to US combat operations in Iraq

Biden in Iraq to mark formal end to US combat

Doctors remove nails from Sri Lankan maid who said she was tortured by Saudi couple

Nails, needles removed from abused Sri Lankan maid

Doctors remove 19 nails from Sri Lankan maid who says she was tortured by Saudi couple

Nails extracted from abused Sri Lankan maid

Thailand tells US that extradition of suspected Russian arms dealer can’t be rushed

Thai PM: Extradition of Bout can’t be rushed

Philippines in shock as 9 die after fired cop, demanding job back, hijacks Hong Kong tour bus

Mayhem in Manila: 9 killed on hijacked tourist bus

Police surround, then pull back from hostage bus in Philippine capital after firing shots

Filipino police pull back from hostage bus

Police surround hostage bus in Philippine capital after firing shots

Filipino police surround bus in hostage standoff

Gunshots heard from hostage bus in Philippines

Gunshots heard from hostage bus in Philippines

Embassy official: 2 Spanish hostages freed in Mali, en route to Burkina Faso

Embassy official: 2 Spanish aid workers freed

Ex-policeman in Philippine capital holds tourist bus hostage with 24 passengers; 7 safe

Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage

Obama bypasses Senate to install held-up nominees for agency posts and embassy

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