3 brothers arrested in connection with U.S. embassy explosion in Norway
The men were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin who were not previously known to police, police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said.
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The men were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin who were not previously known to police, police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said.
Norwegian police reported on Sunday an explosion near the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Oslo, and said there were no casualties.
The State Department said it was facilitating charter flights from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE for Americans.
Egypt's government has removed security barriers around the U.K. Embassy in Cairo amid a dispute over protest action directed at Egyptian diplomatic facilities in Europe.
Jairo Eliezer Arias Caceres, 35, recruited couriers to smuggle cocaine from the Dominican Republic to the United States, federal prosecutors allege.
The U.S. embassy in China is evacuating American citizens from Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. More than 1,300 cases have been reported in the country and at least 41 people have died. In the U.S., 63 patients have been tested in 22 states. Ramy Inocencio reports.
A U.S.-German citizen was arrested at JFK airport for allegedly trying to firebomb the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv.
A deadly earthquake has struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, including one housing the U.S. embassy.
The U.S. Embassy in London is open again after London police carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, temporarily shut down on Wednesday over fears of a possible Russian air attack. Meanwhile, the Biden administration approved antipersonnel mines for Ukraine to slow Russian ground forces. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor has analysis.
A gunman was shot and captured after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut, the Lebanese military says.
A gunman Wednesday exchanged gunfire with Lebanese soldiers outside the U.S. Embassy near Beirut. The attacker, a Syrian national, was shot and has been hospitalized, the Lebanese military said. No soldiers were wounded. The attempted attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Lebanon's military says a Syrian man involved in a shootout outside the U.S. Embassy near Beirut has been captured. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports on that plus other developments in the Middle East.