US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses
The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria - now among the...
Australian flag memorial torched
AN Australian flag erected in memory of a former surf lifesaver has been found torched and buried in the sand at Christies Beach.
Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning
Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Burn it!" as masked protesters readied to set fire to an American flag. That's when a woman emerged from the scrum, screaming for them to stop, that it would...
British flag burned in Argentina Falklands protests (VIDEO)
Argentinian protesters burned a British flag as tensions continue to rise in the months leading up to the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. read more
Witnesses: Kuwait protesters storm Syrian embassy
Witnesses say demonstrators have stormed into the Syrian Embassy compound in Kuwait, breaking windows and hoisting the flag of the opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Lede Blog: Protesters Storm Syria's Embassy in Cairo
Protesters stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday, smashing an official portrait and waving the flag adopted by opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.
Protesters Storm Syria's Embassy in Cairo
Protesters stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday, smashing an official portrait and waving the flag adopted by opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.
Guardsmen return tornado-damaged flag to park
BILLINGS, Mont. — Two Montana guardsmen and the Breakfast Exchange Club of Billings made it their mission to return a Montana state flag damaged in a June 2010 tornado to MetraPark, where it had flown.
Rapper K'Naan upset Mitt Romney used his song
Rapper K'Naan is upset that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used his song "Wavin' Flag" during his Florida primary victory speech.