Lindsey Hilsum
Libya and the organised chaos of the mobs
Across the Middle East, we’re witnessing an outburst of anti-American feeling. Extremists seem to be using the mobs outraged by the film as a smokescreen for planned attacks.
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Obama warns Iran before UN General Assembly
President Obama raises the stakes in the battle to thwart Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, telling the United Nations that time for diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation is not “unlimited”.
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Demonstrators target US embassy in Pakistan
Protesters angry over a controversial film which mocks the prophet Mohammed are attempting to break into the US embassy in Islamabad.
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Afghan suicide bomb attack ‘in response to anti-Islam film’
Afghan militants have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan which has killed 12 people, saying it was retaliation for the US-made film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.
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Hezbollah calls for protests against anti-Islam film
Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah calls for fresh protests over an anti-Islam film as former prime minister Tony Blair urges religious leaders to condemn any action.
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Afghans in prophet film protest at US base
Hundreds of Afghan protesters burn cars and throw rocks at a military camp on the outskirts of Kabul in protest against an anti-Islam film.
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Western embassies attacked in Africa
The US embassy compound in Tunis and the German embassy in Khartoum are set alight as violence erupts over an anti-Islam film that has offended many Muslims. At least five protesters are dead.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Violent clashes reach Yemen over Prophet Mohammed film
Hundreds of protesters storm the US embassy in Yemen chanting “death to America” and burning the American flag as protests against an anti-Islamic film spread across the Middle East and South Asia.
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US ambassador death under investigation
Barack Obama pledges to work with Libya as US officials investigate whether the attack which killed the US ambassador was planned, rather than the work of a spontaneous group of militia.
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Matt Frei
America struggles with the new global realities
The situation is tragic, messy, ironic and dangerous. And everyone is fumbling to find the right response to the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Will Libyans heed the warning of the ambassador’s murder?
How will Libya respond to hardline Islamic militancy? Last month the government failed to intervene when Sufi shrines were attacked. Now the US ambassador has been murdered.
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Fury as Republicans accuse Obama over embassy attacks
There’s fear, there’s loathing, and there’s electoral politics. Top Republicans say President Obama’s foreign policy triggered the attacks on US diplomatic staff – calling it “disgraceful”.
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US ambassador killed during Libya protests
The US Ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff have been killed in a rocket attack on their car in the city of Benghazi.
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Libyan election results expected Monday night
Libyan’s election officials expect to announce results of the country’s first free national election in 60 years on Monday night, with a liberal coalition claiming an early lead.
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Liberal coalition takes early lead in Libya
A liberal coalition takes an early lead in vote counting on Sunday but with 3,700 candidates and more than 130 parties it is too early to call. Preliminary results are expected Monday.
