The United States has condemned Iran’s blockage of an interactive online “Virtual U.S. Embassy Tehran,” less than 24 hours after it was officially launched in Washington. In a statement Wednesday, the White House said that “through this action, the Iranian government has once again demonstrated its commitment to build an electronic curtain of surveillance and […]
US Condemns Iran’s Blockage of ‘Virtual Embassy Tehran’
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
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US Opens ‘Virtual Embassy’ for Iran
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States on Tuesday officially opened an interactive online “Virtual U.S. Embassy Tehran,” aimed at bridging the gap between Iranians and Americans that has existed since diplomatic relations were severed more than 30 years ago. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the unprecedented Internet project “a vehicle for the two peoples to communicate without […]
Bosnian Court Orders US Embassy Attacker Held in Custody
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Bosnian court has ordered a gunman who fired at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo to be held for 30 days while the incident is investigated as a terrorist act. Mevlid Jasarevic fired his assault rifle at the Embassy Friday, wounding a security officer, before he was shot in the leg by a police sniper […]
Lawyer: US Embassy Shooter in Bosnia ‘Acted Alone’
Posted October 30th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
The lawyer for a gunman who shot at the U.S. embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, wounding a guard, says his client is delirious and acted alone. Mevlid Jasarevic’s lawyer said Sunday that Jasarevic is unaware of what he did. The attorney says he will seek a psychiatric examination for his client. Jasarevic, a practitioner of Wahhabism, a […]
Libyan Embassy Staff in Manila Trash Gadhafi Symbols
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Libyan embassy staff in the Philippines celebrated the apparent fall of Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday by destroying symbols of the longtime dictator’s rule. Libyan expatriates joined employees at the Manila diplomatic mission as they hoisted the Libyan rebel flag over the embassy’s grounds and draped it over the old Libyan seal. A small crowd gathered […]
