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Pakistan to Pursue Murder Charges Against US Consular Employee

An American consular employee who says he shot and killed two Pakistani men in self-defense could face murder charges in a diplomatically charged case that could imperil already tense relations between the United States and Pakistan. Pakistani prosecutors said they planned to pursue charges against the man, an employee of...

Ambassador to Libya Outed by WikiLeaks Returns to DC

The American ambassador to Libya who wrote secret cables about Moammar Gadhafi, including one about his reliance on a blond Ukrainian nurse, has been recalled to Washington and, according to one report, may be leaving his post. Ambassador Gene Cretz, a longtime diplomat, was in Washington for consultations, the State...

WikiLeaks' Key Revelations Focus on Iran Threats

(Nov. 29) -- U.S. officials have angrily condemned the release by WikiLeaks of hundreds of confidential diplomatic messages, with the White House calling the whistle-blowing site's online disclosure of leaked government cables "reckless and dangerous" actions that "put at risk our diplomats, intelligence professionals and...

Minus Shourd, Iran Delays Trial of Other 2 Hikers

(Nov. 1) -- Iran postponed the trial of two imprisoned American hikers, according to a news report, because of the absence of their companion, Sarah Shourd, who was released on bail in September and returned to the U.S. The trial of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 28, was to begin Saturday. They were imprisoned in...

Shourd: Guard Gestured for American Hikers to Enter Iran

(Nov. 1) -- Sarah Shourd says she and her two hiking companions crossed an unmarked border into Iran only because an armed border guard gestured to them to approach. "He pointed to the ground and said 'Iran' and pointed to the trail we had been on before he waved to us, then said 'Iraq,'" Shourd told The New York Times in...