http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1348-war-unrest.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1348-war-unrest.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque. Protection of the Sayida Zeinab shrine has become a rallying cry for Shiite fighters backing President Bashar Assad, raising the stakes in a confl... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html 2013-06-19T19:08:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161806-bombings-kill-7-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb attacks in Iraq have killed seven people, including a local political leader and four of his relatives, authorities said Wednesday. Violence has risen sharply in Iraq in recent months as sectarian tensions increase, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed it to the brink of civil ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:31:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161806-bombings-kill-7-people-iraq.html 2013-06-19T18:31:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161740-palestinians-toughen-israel-talks.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the region next week, his fifth attempt this year to bridge wide gaps between the Palestinian leader, ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161740-palestinians-toughen-israel-talks.html 2013-06-19T16:48:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161582-twa-flight-800-investigators-want-probe.html MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet. The New York-to-Paris flight crashed July 17, 1996, just minutes after the jetliner took off from John F. K... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:38:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161582-twa-flight-800-investigators-want-probe.html 2013-06-19T16:38:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2162318-unmanned-aircraft-struggle-to-drone-image.html LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Unmanned aircraft have helped rescue stranded hikers, worked to contain wildfires and gathered data at nuclear accidents. One helped a Russian tanker find its way through Arctic ice to bring oil to a stranded Alaskan community. These remote-controlled planes have many more potential peacetime uses. But unmanned aircraft have an i... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2162318-unmanned-aircraft-struggle-to-drone-image.html 2013-06-19T16:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161074-afghan-leader-backs-taliban-talks.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Hamid Karzai's strong respons... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:12:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161074-afghan-leader-backs-taliban-talks.html 2013-06-19T16:12:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161426-16-dead-militants-infiltrate-uns-somalia-office.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N. compound in Somalia's capital Wednesday, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said. The seven al-Shabab militants were... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161426-16-dead-militants-infiltrate-uns-somalia-office.html 2013-06-19T14:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161656-uae-charges-30-suspects-with-plotting-coup.html ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates broadened its crackdown on perceived threats and risked deepening its rift with Egypt on Wednesday with plans to bring 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects to trial for alleged coup plotting linked to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The UAE has faced complaints from rights groups and others for its arres... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161656-uae-charges-30-suspects-with-plotting-coup.html 2013-06-19T14:49:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161076-turkeys-standing-man-to-join-ranks-icons.html The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul. The challenge by performance artist Erdem Gunduz is catching on with other protesters in Turkey, encouraged by social media into imitating his gesture across the country. It's too ear... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161076-turkeys-standing-man-to-join-ranks-icons.html 2013-06-19T14:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161110-obama-lives-saved-nsa-programs.html BERLIN (AP) — Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats. "This is not a situation in which we are rifling through ordinary emails" of huge numbers of citizens ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161110-obama-lives-saved-nsa-programs.html 2013-06-19T12:14:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161518-un-us-filipinos-to-leave-golan-heights.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United Nations and Washington have separately asked the Philippines not to withdraw its more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, warning of "maximum volatility" in the region after a number of countries decided to pull out their peacekeeping forces amid escalating violence, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161518-un-us-filipinos-to-leave-golan-heights.html 2013-06-19T10:22:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158690-us-taliban-to-start-talks-afghan-war.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police. The Taliban met a key U.S. demand by pledging not to use Afghanistan as a ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:23:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158690-us-taliban-to-start-talks-afghan-war.html 2013-06-18T23:23:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159754-clashes-erupt-egypt-islamist-governors.html CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are strong. The protests signaled increasing tension in the deeply polarized nation ahead of mass protests demanding the ouster of the president, Mohammed Morsi,... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159754-clashes-erupt-egypt-islamist-governors.html 2013-06-18T21:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html CAIRO (AP) — Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power. They say they have tapped into widespread public discontent over shortages, broken infrastructure, hi... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html 2013-06-18T21:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html 2013-06-18T20:53:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159482-civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-muslim-spying.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit. "Our mosque should be an open, religious and spiritual sanctuary, but NYPD ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:46:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159482-civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-muslim-spying.html 2013-06-18T18:46:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159078-iraqi-suicide-bombers-hit-baghdad-mosque-kill-34.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside during prayers. The blasts killed 34 people, Iraqi officials said. The coordinated bombings were the latest in a string of attacks to hit Iraq, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159078-iraqi-suicide-bombers-hit-baghdad-mosque-kill-34.html 2013-06-18T18:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159180-bombing-pakistani-funeral-kills-29.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. The blast was the deadliest attack in the region since May 11 national and regional elections i... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159180-bombing-pakistani-funeral-kills-29.html 2013-06-18T16:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158758-israeli-general-warns-unrest-peace-talks.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Failure to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations could stir unrest in the West Bank, Israel's top army commander in the territory warned Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, who commands the Israeli military in the West Bank, said Tuesday that U.S Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts helped calm the situation in the West Bank. Kerry has ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:53:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158758-israeli-general-warns-unrest-peace-talks.html 2013-06-18T16:53:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2158864-hungary-indicts-nazi-era-suspect-war-crimes.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian prosecutors indicted a 98-year-old former police officer Tuesday for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II. They said Laszlo Csatary was the chief of an internment camp for 12,000 Jews at a brick factory in Kosice — a Slovak city then part of Hungary — in May 1944, and th... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2158864-hungary-indicts-nazi-era-suspect-war-crimes.html 2013-06-18T15:14:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158912-6-killed-mozambique-clashes.html MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's president on Tuesday condemned an attack by alleged fighters loyal to an opposition group that killed six government troops and injured three others. The assault on an arms depot happened Monday in Sofala province in central Mozambique, state radio and television said. There were no immediate reports on any casualtie... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158912-6-killed-mozambique-clashes.html 2013-06-18T14:11:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158736-ap-interview-peres-90-going-strong.html JERUSALEM (AP) — As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and believing that he will see Middle East peace in his lifetime. Old age has hardly slowed him down. If anything, it seems to have handed Peres a measure of the grace that eluded him as a younger... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2158736-ap-interview-peres-90-going-strong.html 2013-06-18T11:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. But there were also fissures among the three West... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157526-911-accused-guantanamo-court-trial-distant.html GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terror attack returned to court Monday as arguments resumed over preparations for a trial that remains distant. It was the first time the five prisoners had been in court since February and they sat calmly through a morning's worth of dense leg... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:28:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157526-911-accused-guantanamo-court-trial-distant.html 2013-06-17T21:28:24Z