Two days after the U.S. ambassador to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Two days after the U.S. envoy to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Two days after the U.S. envoy to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and southeast Asia Thursday with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Yemeni Protesters Storm US Embassy
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam have stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a, continuing a wave of anti-American protests sweeping the region. The mob torched a number of diplomatic vehicles Thursday as security guards used water cannons and warning shots in a bid to drive them out of […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Demonstrators angered over an amateur American-made film that insults Islam’s Prophet Muhammad shot at and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, tore up an American flag and replaced it with […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Protesters angered over an amateur American-made film that mocks Islam’s Prophet Muhammad fired gunshots and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic […]
US Consulate Staffer Killed in Protest in Libya
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. national was killed and another wounded Tuesday in Libya as a group of militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, during a protest against a film they say offends Islam. An angry mob gathered outside the consulate and set fire to the building. The U.S. State Department confirmed the attack and said that […]
US Embassy Staffer Killed in Protest in Libya
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. national was killed and another wounded Tuesday in Libya as a group of militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, during a protest against a film they say offends Islam. An angry mob gathered outside the consulate and set fire to the building. The U.S. State Department confirmed the attack and said that […]
Occupy Protesters Block Traffic Near DNC
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Police faced off with a group of about 100 protesters aligned with the “Occupy” movement, arresting at least one, near the site of the Democratic National Convention. The protesters began gathering at the intersection just before midday Tuesday, not far from the Charlotte Convention Center, shouting slogans like “Obama is a traitor.” Others lay down […]
Gay Marriage Supporters to Protest US Restaurant Chain Over Owner’s Remarks
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Gay rights activists planned a “kiss-in” at outlets of a popular U.S. restaurant chain Friday in response to the owner’s public opposition to same-sex marriage. Dan Cathy, the president of Georgia-based Chick-fil-A, recently told a religious news journal the company was “guilty as charged”, saying the family-owned business supported “the biblical definition of the family […]
