A mob of Iranian students overran U.S. Marine guards in a three-hour struggle Sunday and invaded the American Embassy in Tehran, seizing dozens of staff members as hostages, Tehran Radio reported. They demanded that the United States send the exiled shah back to Iran for trial, the radio said.
His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white, one of the Iranian student leaders of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover says he now regrets the seizure of the diplomatic compound and the 444-day hostage crisis that followed.
A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported no injuries.
A large car bomb rocked the Afghan capital on Thursday and smoke rose from a part of eastern Kabul near a neighbourhood housing the U.S. Embassy, the NATO Resolute Support mission and other diplomatic missions.
U.S. Embassy spokesman David Gainer thanked police for their “rapid response” and said no injuries had been reported.
Photos posted on Twitter showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the vast structure in northeastern Beijing.
Last month, the State Department issued a travel warning after a US employee in China reported "subtle and vague, but abnormal, sensations of sound and pressure". This was consistent with symptoms experienced by some US personnel in Cuba.
It was by far the deadliest day of cross-border violence since a devastating 2014 war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, and further dimmed the already bleak prospects for President Donald Trump’s hoped-for peace plan.
The US Embassy said till date, 20 startups have completed the 10-week pre-incubation programme and nine have been selected for long-term incubation.
Donald Trump also ordered government to begin preparations to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, The incident happened several hours after Monday's murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov who
The United States on Tuesday asked its citizens in India to keep high level of vigilance citing reports indicating that terror outfit Islamic State desires to attack targets in India.
Lucknow: The US embassy is holding a workshop on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts, an official said today.
The US has provided "substantial assistance" to India in the investigations into the Pathankot terror attack, the American embassy said today.
Washington: Pakistan backed away from supporting Harakat-ul-Ansar terror group which it used as a proxy against India in the late 90s fearing that its backing would land it on the US list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism",according to
Yemen: The United States has decided to close its embassy in war-stuck Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula state which is the front-runner in Washington's war against Al-Qaeda. The information has been confirmed to media by the
New Delhi: The air quality of Delhi has been deteriorating rapidly over the past few decades. With winter setting in, research has it that the condition is getting worse with pollution levels soaring four times
New Delhi: US today termed as “very unhealthy” the air quality level in the national capital, which could result in significant aggravation of heart or lung diseases.The US Embassy here, which has recently established an
New Delhi: The US embassy is yet to respond to the Indian government's order to shut down the American Community Support Association club which runs leisure offerings at the US Embassy in New Delhi. With
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