27/12/2010 | World

US embassy in London was a target of UK suspects

The US embassy in London was a target of a group of men arrested last week in Britain and charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and preparing acts of terrorism, the US State Department said.

30/12/2010 | Argentina

Bomb explodes in Greek BA embassy, no fatalities

An explosive device was set off early this morning in front of the Greek embassy to Buenos Aires. Several windows were shattered but no fatalities were registered.

05/02/2011 | Argentina

Timerman renews accusations to police courses given by the US

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman renewed his accusations to the police course offered by the United States at the El Salvador Institute where Buenos Aires City government sent officers of the Metropolitan Police to training and asked “what are they looking for?”

08/02/2011 | Argentina

WikiLeaks: US warns Argentina lacks 'political will' to eradicate corruption

More than a hundred cables from the US embassy in Buenos Aires warned about the fragility of the judicial system and the impunity of criminals, according to an article recently published by Spanish newspaper El País. The leaked documents also spoke of the lack of a "true political will" to eradicate corruption.

09/02/2011 | Argentina

De Vido suggests US embassy should 'hire more competent employees'

Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido referred to the recently published Wikileaks documents by Spanish newspaper El Pais, and advised the US embassy in Argentina “to hire more competent employees” since performing a “cut-and-paste task from the yellow press is something any idiot can do.”

21/02/2011 | World

Argentines in Libya, 'safe'

Argentines residing in Libya are safe despite unrest, the Argentine Embassy informed. “We have contacted around 70 Argentines who live in Libya and they are all right,” assured diplomat Javier Mario García, adding most of them will leave the country “within the next hours.”

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry says 'still awaiting satisfactory response from US' in plane case

After the US Department of State official Philip Crowley tweeted that his country “wanted his (seized) stuff back,” the Foreign Ministry issued a press statement in which it assured that it still awaits “a satisfactory response” to the formal complaint sent to the US embassy regarding the nature of the impounded material.

04/03/2011 | Argentina

Argentine embassy in Libya evacuated

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced that Argentina “has evacuated its embassy in Libya” and reported that the staff has been transferred to Malta due to the tense situation the African country is living in.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Timerman commemorates 19th anniversary of Israeli Embassy terrorist atack

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina that left 29 dead, assuring "it was an attack on all the people of Argentina."

18/07/2011 | World

Qatar closes Syria embassy after assaults, diplomats report

Qatar has pulled out its ambassador from Syria and closed its embassy after attacks on the compound by militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, diplomats in the Syrian capital told reporters.

29/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK, Rousseff call for further regional integration

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived in Brasilia last night from Lima, and was holding a meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff. She is scheduled to inaugurate the seat of the new Argentine Embassy.

15/08/2011 | World

US encouraged by Libya rebel push, embassy open

The United States believes Libyan rebel advances are choking off Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the capital Tripoli and significantly increasing pressure on the Libyan leader, the US State Department said.

23/08/2011 | Argentina

Libyan Embassy in BA recognizes rebels as country authorities

The Libyan Embassy in Buenos Aires announced it recognizes the National Transitional Council as the legitimate authority of Libya, the head of press of the Embassy reported.

09/09/2011 | World

Obama concerned about storming of Israel's Cairo embassy

US President Barack Obama is concerned about the storming of the Israeli embassy in Cairo by protesters and told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States is taking steps to help resolve the situation without further violence, the White House said in a statement.

09/09/2011 | World

Egyptians attack Israel embassy, ambassador said to flee

Hundreds of Egyptians stormed the building housing Israel's mission in Cairo and threw embassy documents and its national flag from windows, while airport sources said that Israel's envoy was set to fly out of the country.

10/09/2011 | World

Egypt vows to try those who targeted Israel mission

Egypt's army rulers vowed today to try those behind the violence that drove Israel to evacuate its ambassador from Cairo, struggling to contain public fury against the Jewish state while fending off US criticism

29/11/2011 | World

UK's Cameron: Iran embassy attacks 'outrageous'

British Prime Minister David Cameron labelled an attack by Iranian protesters on the British embassy in Tehran "outrageous and indefensible" and called on the Islamic republic to prosecute those responsible.

30/11/2011 | World

UK orders closure of Iran's London embassy

Britain said it had ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and had closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters.

01/12/2011 | World

'No indication Iran orchestrated embassy attack,' Biden says

US Vice President Joe Biden said he had no evidence the attack on the British embassy in Tehran was orchestrated by Iranian authorities, but it was another example of why the country was a "pariah".

02/12/2011 | World

Expelled Iran diplomats leave Britain

All Iranian diplomats left Britain, expelled in response to protesters storming the British embassy in Tehran, hardening a confrontation between Tehran and the West over its nuclear programme.

06/02/2012 | World

US closes embassy in Damascus due to Syria violence

The United States announced it was closing its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, further isolating Damascus over its bloody crackdown on anti-government protests.

02/03/2012 | World

France to shut Syria embassy, awaits UN mandate to act

President Nicolas Sarkozy said today that France would shut its Syrian embassy due to the repression of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and was ready to step up its support of rebels if the United Nations can give a green light.

02/04/2012 | Argentina

Police, Quebracho members clash outside British embassy

Members of the extreme left-wing organization Quebracho clashed with police officials on Monday afternoon during a protest in front of the British embassy, in the City neighbourhood of Recoleta.

04/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK repudiates attacks to British embassy in Buenos Aires

In a rally set in the City of Bariloche, Río Negro province, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner repudiated the attacks of extreme left-wing organization Quebracho to the British embassy in Buenos Aires occurred last Monday, date of the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas War.

28/04/2012 | World

Saudi recalls ambassador, shuts embassy in Egypt

Saudi Arabia said today it had recalled its ambassador from Egypt for "consultation" and would close its embassy and consulates in the Arab nation.

19/06/2012 | World

Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London and asked for asylum, officials said today, in a last-ditch bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crime accusations.

27/07/2012 | Latin America

Top Venezuelan embassy official killed in Kenya

The head of Venezuela's embassy in Kenya was strangled to death at her official residence in the capital Nairobi, police said.

01/08/2012 | Latin America

Ecuador wants to avoid Assange's extradition to Sweden

Ecuador wants to prevent Julian Assange's extradition to Sweden because it is disappointed that the Scandinavian country has turned down an offer to question the WikiLeaks founder in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, a minister said.

15/08/2012 | Latin America

Britain warns Ecuador it could enter embassy to get Assange

Britain warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge at the mission since mid-June.

17/08/2012 | World

Assange saga clouds freedom of speech agenda

Julian Assange's supporters outside the London embassy where he is confined say he is being persecuted for speaking truth to power, but free speech campaigners further afield say the WikiLeaks founder has lost his way and damaged the cause.

20/08/2012 | Latin America

Ecuadoreans rally behind president over Assange asylum

Hundreds of Ecuadoreans marched in support of the government's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a saga that could help President Rafael Correa if he seeks re-election.

20/08/2012 | World

US says WikiLeaks' Assange trying to deflect rape allegations

The United States accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making "wild assertions" about an alleged US vendetta against him to deflect attention from rape allegations he faces in Sweden.

24/08/2012 | Latin America

Mexican police shoot two US Embassy staff in botched chase

Two US Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police after they were caught up in a police chase on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico's Navy said.

26/08/2012 | World

Britain wants to restart Assange talks with Ecuador

Britain said it remained committed to reaching a diplomatic solution to the presence of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Ecuador's London embassy, after both countries took steps to defuse a row over his action in taking refuge there.

23/09/2012 | World

Obama thanks Egypt's president over embassy protection

President Barack Obama has thanked the Egyptian president for securing the US Embassy during protests against a film made in the United States that mocked Prophet Mohammad and sparked worldwide demonstrations and violence.

01/10/2012 | Argentina

Voting Day at US Embassy on October 4

A Voting-Day “special event” will be held at the US Embassy on Thursday, October 4. All registered US voters in Argentina are invited to cast their votes from 9am to noon.

08/10/2012 | World

WikiLeaks founder Assange's bail guarantors ordered to pay out

Nine people who put up bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including two members of the British aristocracy and a Nobel Prize winner, were ordered to pay 93,000 pounds ($150,000) after Assange took refuge in Ecuador's embassy.

24/10/2012 | Latin America

Ecuador worried by Assange health, seeks UK safe passage promise

Ecuador is worried about the health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and has asked Britain to guarantee him safe passage from its London embassy to a hospital if he needs medical treatment, a senior Ecuadorean diplomat said in Moscow.

31/10/2012 | Argentina

Argentine Embassy to be opened in Republic of Suriname

The national government published a decree today confirming the opening of an Argentine Embassy in the Republic of Suriname, formally known as Dutch Guiana, located in the northern area of South America.

07/11/2012 | Argentina

Obama wins straw vote at US ambassador’s residence in BA

01/02/2013 | World

Blast at US embassy in Turkey kills at least two

An explosion at a side entrance to the US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least two people today in what some Turkish media said may have been an attack by a suicide bomber.

23/04/2013 | World

Libya: Car bomb hits French embassy

A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France's embassy in Libya, bringing new violence to the capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility in the hours after the early morning blast.

10/05/2013 | World

British embassy temporarily withdraws staff from Libya

The British embassy is temporarily withdrawing some of its staff from Libya over concerns about political uncertainty and the risk of clashes between rival armed groups in the capital, it said on its website.