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Russia detains U.S. embassy worker for spy recruitment

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has detained an American citizen accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday. Full story

Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have uncovered and caught an al Qaeda-linked militant group that was on the verge of carrying out a suicide attack against a foreign embassy in the country, the interior minister said on Saturday. Full story

Libyan embassy suspends work in Cairo after protest

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Libyan embassy in Cairo on Saturday suspended work for security reasons, days after Egyptians protested in front of the building over the death of an Egyptian Copt in Libya. Full story

U.S. ends kidnapping alert for Peru's Machu Picchu

LIMA (Reuters) - The State Department lifted a kidnapping alert for U.S. citizens traveling to Peru's awesome Machu Picchu ruins and the surrounding Cusco region after a review of the threat, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday. Full story

‘Argo’ revives hostages’ quest for justice

   Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo,” which celebrates the CIA’s rescue of six U.S. embassy employees from post-revolutionary Iran, is reviving efforts for long-delayed justice for Americans who were left behind and held hostage for 444 days beginning in 1979. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports.

Turkish police target leftists after U.S. embassy bombing

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Police arrested more than 100 people including union officials in raids across Turkey on Tuesday targeting a militant leftist group behind a suicide bomb attack on the U.S. embassy. Full story

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  White House: Attack on embassy was an ‘act of terror’

Officials say an embassy guard was killed when the bomber set off explosives at a security checkpoint in Ankara, Turkey. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.

  Clinton stands up for beleaguered State Department on Hill

Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the constant peril U.S. foreign service workers face, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, and how the role of Secretary of State will change with the transition from Se

  Another attack on US embassy as Libya debate brews

A gunman opened fire outside a US embassy in Yemen, killing the Yemeni chief of security. The attack comes as a House committee investigating the Benghazi assault hears from two men who testified they had repeatedly asked for more security. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports.

  NATO forces suspend most join missions with Afghans

Former Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss.

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A tear runs down the face of U.S. President Barack Obama as he answers questions about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington
A tear runs down the face of U.S. President Barack Obama as he answers questions about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington

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A tear runs own the face of U.S. President Barack Obama as he talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House in Washington
A tear runs own the face of U.S. President Barack Obama as he talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House in Washington

A tear runs own the face of U.S. President Barack Obama as he talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - T

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)