Romney, White House spar over Libya attacks
Associated Press | Friday October 12, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday accused the vice president of "doubling down on denial" over the deadly invasion at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, leaving the White House to defend its handling of the attack that killed its ambass...
US spy chief rejects criticism over Libya attacks
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 10, 2012
The chief of US intelligence has rejected criticism over how spy agencies responded to a deadly attack on diplomats in Libya and said there was no clear warning before the onslaught.
Al Qaeda behind US Consulate attack, says Libya
Associated Press | Monday September 17, 2012
Libya's interim president, Mohammed el-Megarif, suggested on Sunday that al-Qaida was behind the deadly assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, which claimed the life of the US ambassador.
One dead, 25 hurt in Lebanon anti-film demo: Security
Agence France-Presse | Friday September 14, 2012
A demonstrator was killed and 25 people hurt in clashes with police on Friday after an angry crowd of Islamists set fire to a KFC restaurant in northern Lebanon, a security source said.
Russia fears 'chaos' after US mission killings: Vladimir Putin
Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 13, 2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Middle East region was at risk of descending into "chaos" following a deadly attack on the US mission in Libya and violence in Egypt and Yemen.
Embassies in Egypt will be protected: Mohammed Morsi
Associated Press | Thursday September 13, 2012
Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday condemned the attack on Libya that killed the American ambassador and vowed to protect foreign embassies in Cairo, where police were using tear gas to disperse protesters at the US mission.
U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed
Reuters | Thursday September 13, 2012
Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam and American warships headed to Libya after the death of the U.S. ambassador there in related violence earlier in the wee...
Romney vs Obama after ambassador's death in Libya
Associated Press | Thursday September 13, 2012
Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday of showing weakness in the face of tumultuous events that left four U.S. diplomats dead in the Middle East and jolted the race for the White House. Obama r...
Obama condemns attack that killed envoy to Libya, three others
Associated Press | Wednesday September 12, 2012
US President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday that the United States would "work with the Libyan government to bring to justice" those who killed U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American personnel in an attack on the consulate in Benghaz...