State Department

Security at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was bolstered and some staff members were being moved out of Iraq’s capital city as it was threatened by the advance of an al-Qaida inspired insurgency, a State Department spokeswoman said Sunday...

The State Department is confirming that a U.S. citizen has been detained in North Korea. It's the third American currently held by the authoritarian nation. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf is citing privacy reasons in providing no further details...

Americans planning to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, should be vigilant about their security due to potential terrorist threats, crime and uncertain medical care, the State Department advised Friday. In a travel alert, the department said it was not aware of specific threats to U...

The State Department says it has been quietly offering rewards since January of up to $10 million for information about the attack last year on US diplomatic post in Libya.       In a letter sent to Congress Friday, the department says the rewards were not advertised on its website or posters or matchbooks as is usually done. Tha...

Iran is looking at the possibility of resuming direct flights between Tehran and the U.S. for the first time in more than three decades.  Iranian media says the issue is being discussed to resolve transportation problems of Iranians residing in the U...