A policeman outside the US embassy in La Paz, Bolivia Bolivian police officers have discovered firearms in a van belonging to the US embassy during a routine search in the country’s northeast. Bolivia’s Interior Minister Carlos Romero said that the firearms, including three shotguns, a revolver and more than two-thousand cartridges, were found in the northeastern city of Trinidad on Tuesday,... 

President of Bolivia Evo Morales speaks at a meeting of the commission on narcotics at the UN headquarters in Vienna, March 12, 2012. Bolivian President Evo Morales says he will shut down the American embassy in La Paz if Washington continues to interfere in Bolivia’s internal affairs. “If the US embassy continues bothering Bolivia, as it is doing now, then it is best we close the United States... 

UK foreign secretary William Hague speaking in Parliament on Monday The United States has shut down its embassy in Syria. The announcement comes amid mounting reports of lethal government attacks. The UK has followed the suit, summoning their ambassador from Damascus. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says the British ambassador has been recalled from Syria for consultations. The Secretary has also... 

Riot police secure the US Embassy in Athens, November 17, 2011. Greek security forces have clashed with protesters who were marching on the US embassy in Athens to mark the anniversary of a bloody 1973 student uprising which helped topple a US-backed army dictatorship in Greece. The Thursday demonstration was swelled in numbers as many joined the rally to protest against unpopular austerity measures,... 

Protesters chant slogans during a protest march to the US Embassy in Manila on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011. One hundred Filipino protesters have rallied in the capital, Manila, to show their objection to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to the Philippines. Protesters began their rally in Plaza Salamanca on Tuesday. Clinton arrived in Manila to mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of... 

The building of the US Embassy in the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Uzbekistan has expelled eight American nationals from the Central Asian country on charges of making “unlawful” attempts to convert local Uzbeks to Christianity. Under the guise of businessmen or English language teachers, the eight US nationals “carried out unlawful missionary activity to attract Uzbek students” to Christianity,... 

Washington transferred more than 600 million dollars to the Pakistani government this week to pay for its efforts in the fight against violent extremists, the US embassy in Islamabad said Thursday. The 633 million dollar payment under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) programme came on Wednesday, amid reports that top US military commanders in Afghanistan were pushing to expand special forces ground... 

The government of Iceland is investigating whether the U.S. Embassy is spying on Icelandic citizens. The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has launched an inquiry after other Nordic countries said they were investigating the practice in their countries. U.S. Embassy officials in Iceland have said no espionage is taking place but have confirmed that the embassy does have a counter-surveillance...