ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan indefinitely halted issuing visas and stopped other consular services effective Thursday, a spokesman said.

ISLAMABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. officials are testing an unknown white powder sent to the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Pakistan, an embassy spokesman said Sunday.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Three people in a U.S. consulate car escaped unharmed Tuesday when gunmen fired on the vehicle in Peshawar, Pakistan.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The eldest son of a powerful Iraqi Shiite leader was detained for several hours by U.S. troops Friday after he crossed the border from Iran into Iraq.

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 19 (UPI) -- NATO officials say an explosion rocked their headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday along with other embassies.

SINGAPORE, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The outpouring of donations and help in kind has been heart-warming, but will the world remembers the plights of the Sri Lankan fisherman and Aceh farmer in six