US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded that Syria "take every possible step" to protect American diplomats after supporters of President Bashar al-Assad tried to attack the US ambassador.
As engineers and scientists struggle to control six Japanese nuclear reactors, three of which are in near-meltdown status, the world watches with horror.
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama told the world Wednesday to unite to hold Libya accountable for a vicious protest crackdown, stiffening a US response to the crisis that critics had cast as too mild.