LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States. Full story
Rachel Maddow relays the details of a CBS News report that investigations into scandalous and/or illegal behavior by members of the State Department are being suppressed, leading to preliminary reports being leaked to the press.
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced 20 people to two-year suspended jail terms for involvement in a deadly attack on the U.S. embassy last year, their lawyer said on Wednesday. Full story
Two staffers at the American embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, were shot and wounded at a local strip club Tuesday. The shooting was caused by a scuffle between other patrons at the club.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have uncovered and caught an al Qaeda-linked militant group that was on the verge of carrying out a suicide attack against a foreign embassy in the country, the interior minister said on Saturday. Full story
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Libyan embassy in Cairo on Saturday suspended work for security reasons, days after Egyptians protested in front of the building over the death of an Egyptian Copt in Libya. Full story
Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo,” which celebrates the CIA’s rescue of six U.S. embassy employees from post-revolutionary Iran, is reviving efforts for long-delayed justice for Americans who were left behind and held hostage for 444 days beginning in 1979. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at an entrance to the U.S. Embassy compound in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
Ed Koch Dies; Explosion at US Embassy in Turkey; 30 Rock Finale
NBC’s Richard Engel reports witnesses in Turkey are saying a suicide bomber tried to enter the U.S. embassy in Ankara, getting as far as the first x-ray machine before detonating an explosive device. A Turkish guard was reportedly killed in the blast.
Officials say an embassy guard was killed when the bomber set off explosives at a security checkpoint in Ankara, Turkey. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
The Brandenburger Gate is reflected in a window of the U.S. embassy to Germany, in Berlin June 17, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Berlin on June 18 to 19. The visit comes nearly 50 years to the day after John F. Kennedy landed in a divided Berlin at the height of the Cold War and told
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stand outside Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS)
A balloon marking the first anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's entry to Ecuador's embassy is tethered above the building in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (BRITAIN
Sprinting champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks during a news conference at the Russian embassy June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Vegard Grott/NTB Scanpix
