US&#39;s Syria embassy temporarily closed
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The United States embassy in Damascus, Syria, says it has temporarily closed its doors to the public to re-evaluate its security but would not say if it is the target of a specific threat.
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transporting them was bombarded by US forces, an aide to a French MP aiming to help free them has said. Christian Chesnot to Syria on Friday but was delayed by the firing.
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The US State Department says Secretary Colin Powell has canceled a trip to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony because of urgent business in Washington.
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The United States closed diplomatic offices in the Indian commercial hub of Mumbai Tuesday. Its action was based on intelligence that terrorists may be planning attacks on US interests in New Delhi
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There are reports of black smoke, heavy gunfire and explosions around the US embassy in the Syrian capital.
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The United States reopened its embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday but its consulate in Jeddah remained closed two days after it was attacked by al Qaeda militants, a spokesman said.
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The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations to  show its deep displeasure with Damascus following the killing  of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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The US says Syria has agreed to tighten its border with Iraq to stop militants crossing the border.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has cancelled a planned visit to Athens to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher has said in a statement that the press
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday suspended all ground travel for its diplomats across Iraq following a deadly shootout over the weekend involving its private security guards from Blackwater USA.
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The White House sharply criticized a US senator's trip to Syria &quot;not helpful&quot; and &quot;not appropriate&quot; and warned Damascus not to see the visit as an indirect overture from Washington.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Greece because of the &quot;press of business&quot; including crises in Iraq and Sudan, US officials said Saturday.
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A US envoy on a Middle East tour said Sunday that America has suggested having its military experts work alongside Syrians to stop militants from crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border
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The US embassy in Saudi Arabia closed its consulate in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah after a car bomb exploded in the town on the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York.
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The U.S. government has temporarily stopped deporting people to Sri Lanka and Maldives, two of the countries devastated by the tsunami disaster.
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The US State Department has announced the cancellation of Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s planned lightning visit to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.
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The US embassy in Damascus is reported to have come under attack, with reports of heavy gunfire and explosions.