http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/254-united-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/254-united-government.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2107278-world-stocks-lower-big-sell-off.html MOSCOW (AP) — World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei, which had led the previous day's losses with a plunge of over 7 percent, seesawed throughout Friday before closing 0.9 percent hi... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2107278-world-stocks-lower-big-sell-off.html 2013-05-24T14:23:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the president for not announcing an end to drone strikes against Islamic militants in the country in his landmark speech... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html 2013-05-24T12:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations. Explaining part of the str... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html 2013-05-24T12:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights. The Obama administration this w... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html 2013-05-24T07:40:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2104518-asia-stock-markets-edge-up-big-sell-off.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which plummeted more than 7 percent Thursday, bounced back a sizeable 2.8 percent to 14,892.57. South Korea's Kospi gaine... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:57:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2104518-asia-stock-markets-edge-up-big-sell-off.html 2013-05-24T02:57:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. The military has been rocked by a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct. But the news from the venerable U.S. Military Academy — wher... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html 2013-05-24T00:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. In a lengthy address at the National Defense University, Obama defended his c... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html 2013-05-23T23:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104732-us-israel-raise-hopes-mideast-peace-restart.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104732-us-israel-raise-hopes-mideast-peace-restart.html 2013-05-23T17:12:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104980-gunmen-kill-7-iraqi-soldiers-central-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month. The first skirmish took place in the early hours of Thursday when militants attacked an army check point in the town of Taji, killing four soldiers and wounding four others, ... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104980-gunmen-kill-7-iraqi-soldiers-central-iraq.html 2013-05-23T15:54:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2104896-father-man-shot-boston-probe-shares-regrets.html GROZNY, Russia (AP) — The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was a mixed martial arts fighter who had trained with Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Boston, and ... Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2104896-father-man-shot-boston-probe-shares-regrets.html 2013-05-23T12:55:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2102358-asia-stocks-china-factory-output-slips.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said its preliminary Purchasing Managers Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May from April's 50.4. Numbers below 50 indicate that activity is contracting. A... Thu, 23 May 2013 03:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2102358-asia-stocks-china-factory-output-slips.html 2013-05-23T03:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html 2013-05-23T02:45:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2103138-man-shot-to-death-while-questioned-boston-probe.html ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. shot to death a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was gunned down at his Florida home during a meeting with an FBI agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said. Three... Thu, 23 May 2013 01:03:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2103138-man-shot-to-death-while-questioned-boston-probe.html 2013-05-23T01:03:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-to-rebels.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry allowed that President Barack... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-to-rebels.html 2013-05-22T22:01:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2103078-bahrain-claims-iranian-drone.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The statement Wednesday gave no other details. Bahrain has repeatedly accused Shiite Iran of encouraging the more than 2-year-long uprising in Bahrain by its majority Shiites. Iran denies it has any di... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2103078-bahrain-claims-iranian-drone.html 2013-05-22T16:02:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2101906-oil-stays-96-crude-stocks-report-fed.html The price of oil was little changed above $96 a barrel Wednesday as investors waited confirmation of a rise in U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for July delivery was down 3 cents to $96.15 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The June ... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2101906-oil-stays-96-crude-stocks-report-fed.html 2013-05-22T12:16:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered Air Koryo fligh... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. McConnell, R-Ky., made the announcement after meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein, who is m... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T22:10:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery costs in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore are expected to be a relat... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html 2013-05-21T21:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html 2013-05-21T21:49:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098362-deadliest-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 21, 2013: Car bombing at a Sunni mosque kills at least 20 people. —May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at markets and in rush hour crowds, kills 113 people in Shiite and Sunni areas. —May 18, 2013: Shootings and bombings kill at lea... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098362-deadliest-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html 2013-05-21T20:32:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099538-car-bomb-attacks-kill-20-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained sectarian violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew more than a year ago. Rising tensions between Sunnis and the Shii... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099538-car-bomb-attacks-kill-20-iraq.html 2013-05-21T20:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2099434-oil-price-to-96-traders-wait-fed.html The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was down 60 cents to $96.11 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 69 cents to close at $96.71 on Monday. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2099434-oil-price-to-96-traders-wait-fed.html 2013-05-21T12:08:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2097188-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But recently... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:08:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2097188-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html 2013-05-21T03:08:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a huge victory for David Rainey, who was BP's vi... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html 2013-05-21T01:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first ... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html 2013-05-20T23:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein says that all perpetrators of inter-communal violence in the country will be brought to justice. Thein Sein made the comments Monday in a speech at a university in Washington after meeting President Barack Obama. Myanmar has been roiled by unrest between Buddhists and minority Muslims over the past year that ... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html 2013-05-20T21:36:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098728-sally-ride-to-posthumous-medal-freedom.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Obama says Ride was a role model to young women and showed that achievement has no limits. He says Ride advocated for innovation in science, engineering and math. Ride rode on the space shuttle Challenger on June ... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098728-sally-ride-to-posthumous-medal-freedom.html 2013-05-20T21:36:13Z