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• Police: Suicide bombing at US Embassy in Turkey

  February 1, 2013 in Nation/World ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday, killing himself and one other … 2

• Kerry: Mistakes made at State in Libya assault

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department had “clear warning signs” of a deteriorating security situation in Libya prior to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the diplomatic mission, the top … 1

• Lawmakers press for answers on 9/11 Libya assault

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador …

• State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. … 8

• Senators say State failed on Benghazi security

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators of both parties expressed frustration Wednesday at the findings of an independent panel that blamed systemic failures in the State Department leadership for “grossly inadequate” security …

• Benghazi review slams State Department on security

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a …

• Benghazi review finds systematic security faults

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management … 1

• Parents fight for release of son jailed in Mexico

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida family is fighting to get their son, a Marine veteran, released from a prison in a dangerous area in Mexico while facing charges that … 1

• New blow for Rice: Moderate senator voices concern

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Republican senator, vital to any White House hopes of getting U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state, said Wednesday she couldn’t back any …

• Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya comments

  November 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators’ angry criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice over her initial account of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya smacks of sexism and racism, a … 3

• Documents: Money woes for Fla. family in scandal

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When news vans camped outside her stately home, a Florida socialite tied to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal fell back on her informal credentials as …

• Benghazi questions fuel fierce partisan debate

  November 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly military-style assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has raised numerous foreign policy and national security questions and fueled a fierce, partisan election debate … 17

• Edwin Q. White, former AP Saigon chief, dies

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World HONOLULU (AP) — Edwin Q. White, who served as Saigon bureau chief for The Associated Press as the U.S. committed massive numbers of combat troops to Vietnam, died before dawn …

• White House told of Libyan attack claim Sept. 11

  October 24, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two hours after the U.S. Consulate came under attack in Benghazi, Libya, the White House was told that a militant group was claiming responsibility for the violence … 5

• CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack

  October 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was …

• Clinton takes Benghazi responsibility; GOP unmoved

  October 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s pre-election bid to shoulder blame over the deadly terror attack in Libya failed to silence GOP criticism that President Barack Obama … 1

• Republicans hammer State witnesses on Libya attack

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya and assail … 3

• US officials: We didn’t link Libya attack to video

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about …

• Egyptian-born terror suspect pleads not guilty

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — An Egyptian-born preacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, three days after he and …

• 2 suspects appear before NY judge in terror case

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Two men brought from England to face terrorism charges have made their first appearance before the New York judge who will oversee their trial. Khaled al-Fawwaz …

• State Dept extended US security team in Libya

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, requested — and received — a four-month extension of a 16-member security team, a February request that showed just how dangerous …

• 5 terror suspects from UK appear in US courts

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his prosthetic hooks, medication and special …

• 2 extradited to US to appear in Conn. court

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Five terror suspects were extradited from Britain after losing their lengthy fight to avoid facing charges in the U.S., and officials say at least two …

• Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects were extradited from the U.K. after Britain’s High Court ruled they had no more grounds for appeal …

• State Dept opens Benghazi consulate attack probe

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Past investigations into attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions have blamed both the administration and Congress for failing to spend enough money to ensure that the overseas facilities …

• FBI agents staying away from Benghazi for now

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — For security reasons, FBI agents are staying away from the Libyan city where a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed, two law enforcement officials said … 3

• US, Egypt seek better ties after embassy protests

  September 24, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Egypt sought Monday to repair ties strained severely by a year-and-a-half of rapid change in the Middle East, culminating in the last …

• Clinton and Morsi discuss embassy security

  September 24, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has met Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in the most high-level U.S.-Egypt meeting since protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. …

• Clinton urges tolerance amid anti-US protests

  September 24, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed Monday to Muslims to show “dignity” and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film produced in …

• Protests cause new strains in US, Pakistan ties

  September 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration sought Friday to shore up already tense U.S. ties with Pakistan amid massive, violent anti-American protests in several Pakistani cities over an anti-Islam film …

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