Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to Afghanistan and retiring from the U.S. foreign service after a storied tenu... [Full Article]
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to leave his post early, the embassy confirmed Tuesday, a day after NATO leaders charted a path out of the Afghan war at a summit in Chicago. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Saudi Arabia has decided to recall its ambassador to Cairo and close diplomatic missions in Egypt after protests outside its embassy over an arrested Egyptian, state news agency SPA said on Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Thursday that there is "no question" that the Haqqani network was behind this week's brazen attacks on Kabul and other eastern cities and said Pakistan needs to do more to clamp down on the group... [Full Article]
United States ambassador to China, Gary Locke, who has repeatedly won the praise of Chinese for his frugal travelling habits, has again impressed after refusing to stay in a five-star hotel. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A rare Cuban crocodile was named ambassador for the environment at Rome's zoo on Wednesday, days before the sharp-toothed creature and Pope Benedict XVI travel to Cuba. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament unanimously voted on Monday in support of expelling Israel's ambassador in Cairo and halting gas exports to the Jewish state. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - The Head of EU Delegation to Belarus Ambassador Maira Mora attends a news conference in Minsk in this September 21, 2011 file photo. Belarus on Tuesday asked the ambassador of the European Union and the Polish ambassador to leave the coun... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell'Ariccia addresses a media conference in the capital Harare February 17, 2012. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party on Friday criticised the European Union's de... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth receives the Ambassador of Laos, Khouanta Phalivong, as he presents his credentials at Buckingham Palace in central London February 17, 2012. REUTERS/John Stillwell/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)... [Full Article]