http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/16742-mikhail-gorbachev.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/people/16742-mikhail-gorbachev.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html LONDON (AP) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott contacts with Israeli academics. The University of Cambridge released a statement Wednesday indicating that Hawking had told the Israelis last week that he wo... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:19:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html 2013-05-08T22:19:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2054356-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2054356-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html 2013-04-30T20:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2027768-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html GENEVA (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday painted a dim picture of the world's environmental progress, two decades after he founded the environmental group Green Cross International. Laying much of the blame on a lack of leadership and vision, he railed against governments for falling short on nuclear disarmament, waste, development... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:48:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2027768-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html 2013-04-18T14:48:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2025428-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 serving prime ministers and dignitaries representing 170 countries accepted invitations to the solemn event, Downing Street said. Here's a look at some of the prominent figures on the guest list: ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2025428-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html 2013-04-17T13:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2024772-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political figure. Queen Elizabeth II, prime ministers and dignitaries from 170 countries were among the mourners at St. Paul's Cathedral, where Bishop of London Richard Chartres spoke of the st... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:12:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2024772-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html 2013-04-17T12:12:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2022696-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world leaders and celebrities who were invited are some high profile would-be guests who sent regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan — whose husband had a cl... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2022696-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html 2013-04-17T08:56:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2012856-than-2000-invited-to-thatcher-funeral.html LONDON (AP) — Invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral are going out to more than 2,000 celebrities, dignitaries, colleagues and friends of the late British leader — from former U.S. presidents to "Dynasty" star Joan Collins and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Invitations were being printed Thursday and will be mailed out on Friday, the government said. T... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:58:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2012856-than-2000-invited-to-thatcher-funeral.html 2013-04-11T16:58:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prospe... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html 2013-04-09T00:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2006568-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, two self-assured and firm-speaking conservatives, joined forces in the early 1980s and drastically changed the economic and political landscapes in both of their countries. Their calls for more-austere government and lower taxes still resonate with conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic. And thei... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:24:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2006568-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html 2013-04-08T21:24:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005274-milestones-life-margaret-thatcher.html LONDON (AP) — Milestones in the life and career of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: Oct. 13, 1925: Born in Grantham, central England. June 1947: Graduates from Oxford with chemistry degree. Dec. 13, 1951: Marries wealthy oil executive Denis Thatcher. Aug. 15, 1953: Gives birth to twins, Mark and Carol. ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005274-milestones-life-margaret-thatcher.html 2013-04-08T17:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005292-thatchers-thoughts-life-politics.html LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — who died Monday from a stroke at age 87 — retired from public engagements in 2002 following a series of small strokes, and was only occasionally seen in public since then. Here are memorable quotes from her public life. "If you want something said, ask a... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005292-thatchers-thoughts-life-politics.html 2013-04-08T15:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1959384-slow-changes-stroll-through-4-papacies.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — In one of his last major public appearances before his death, Pope Paul VI sat on a throne atop a platform carried on the shoulders of 12 men as he was brought into the funeral of assassinated Italian politician Aldo Moro at St. John Lateran Cathedral in 1978. The basilica was crammed with Italian dignitaries shaken by the kidnapping a... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1959384-slow-changes-stroll-through-4-papacies.html 2013-03-16T15:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1931910-russia-marks-60th-anniversary-stalins-death.html MOSCOW (AP) — Devotees of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whose brutal purges killed millions of innocent citizens and made his name a byword for totalitarian terror, flocked to the Kremlin to praise him for making his country a world power Tuesday, while experts and politicians puzzled and despaired over his enduring popularity. Communist Party chief Genna... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:48:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1931910-russia-marks-60th-anniversary-stalins-death.html 2013-03-05T15:48:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1925266-carnegie-stalin-admired-ex-soviet-lands.html MOSCOW (AP) — An opinion survey commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment says that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has remained widely admired in Russia and other ex-Soviet nations, even though millions of people died under his brutally repressive rule. The Carnegie report, released Friday, was based on the first-ever comparative opinion polls in Russia, Armen... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:33:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1925266-carnegie-stalin-admired-ex-soviet-lands.html 2013-03-01T19:33:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1919278-van-cliburn-us-classical-pianist-dies-78.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Van Cliburn, the U.S. pianist whose triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition helped thaw the Cold War and launched a spectacular career that made him the rare classical musician to enjoy rock star status, has died. He was 78. Cliburn died early Wednesday at his Texas home surrounded by loved ones following a battle with bone cancer, s... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:11:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1919278-van-cliburn-us-classical-pianist-dies-78.html 2013-02-27T20:11:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1915880-close-encounters-with-popes-3-decades.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Middle East Airlines jetliner had barely taken off from Beirut when I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class section and seated beside Pope Benedict XVI. He had just ended a delicate two-day visit to Lebanon as civil war raged in neighboring Syria, and he looked and sounded weary. It was my 92nd trip aboard a papal plane — ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1915880-close-encounters-with-popes-3-decades.html 2013-02-26T10:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1905156-acclaimed-russian-film-director-alexei-german-dies.html ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Alexei German, a Russian film director best known for his works offering a bitter view of life in the Soviet Union under dictator Josef Stalin, died Thursday, his son said. German, 74, died of heart failure at a hospital in his hometown, St. Petersburg, his son, Alexei German Jr., said in a blog post. German came to prominence... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1905156-acclaimed-russian-film-director-alexei-german-dies.html 2013-02-21T14:36:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1874368-ussr-key-soviet-document-missing.html MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The powerful Soviet Union may still exist after all — at least on paper. Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich says a historic 1991 document that proclaimed the death of the Soviet Union is missing from the archives. Shushkevich discovered that the document was gone while working on his memoirs. He said he believes it was s... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1874368-ussr-key-soviet-document-missing.html 2013-02-07T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1860398-shot-armenia-presidential-hopeful-seeks-vote-delay.html YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The shooting of a presidential candidate threw Armenia's election into disarray Friday, with the wounded victim saying he will call for a delay of the vote. Paruir Airikian, 63, was shot and wounded by an unidentified assailant outside his home in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, on Thursday just before midnight. Airikian said from t... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1860398-shot-armenia-presidential-hopeful-seeks-vote-delay.html 2013-02-01T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1758216-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html MOSCOW (AP) — World-renowned Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya, who with her husband defied the Soviet regime to give shelter to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn and suffered exile from her homeland, has died at 86. Moscow's Opera Center, which Vishnevskaya created, said the singer celebrated internationally for her rich soprano voice died Tuesday in th... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1758216-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html 2012-12-11T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1750436-gorbachev-warns-arms-race.html MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is worried that the world is entering a new nuclear arms race mirroring the Cold War weapons buildup he helped end. Bemoaning the slow pace of nuclear arms reduction and the emergence of new nuclear powers such as North Korea, Gorbachev told the Moscow Times Thursday that "we can forget about the goal o... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1750436-gorbachev-warns-arms-race.html 2012-12-07T08:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1747592-banned-50-years-ago-exhibition-reopens-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Better known in the West for promising to "bury" the capitalist world, Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev is also remembered by Russians for banning works that didn't conform to the Communist Party's notion that art should be straightforward, realistic and appeal to workers and peasants. Visiting "The New Reality" exhibition in Moscow in Decembe... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1747592-banned-50-years-ago-exhibition-reopens-moscow.html 2012-12-06T11:03:00Z