(Associated Press: 1216 PST, March 16, 2011) The American Embassy says the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the killings of two Pakistani men by a CIA contractor in Pakistan.

(Euronews: 0934 PST, March 7, 2011) Anti-government protesters in Bahrain have staged a peaceful demonstration outside the American embassy to demand the US cut its ties with the Gulf state's leadership. But, unlike last month's protests, which were met with a violent response by authorities, the activists in Manama were offered doughnuts by U.S. staff.