http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1706-industry-regulation.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/subjects/1706-industry-regulation.html 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/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Abdullah Ensour told a meeting of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, "The past few ... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html 2013-05-20T16:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. We couldn't move him furth... Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html 2013-05-18T16:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2092874-eu-to-ban-reusable-olive-oil-bottles-eateries.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European Union is going to ban it. The European Commission, the EU's executive, said Friday that, as of next year, restaurant customers will only be allowed to use oil from non-refillable bottles with ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2092874-eu-to-ban-reusable-olive-oil-bottles-eateries.html 2013-05-17T15:06:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2089428-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression. Underlining the confusion ... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2089428-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html 2013-05-16T10:59:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089468-human-rights-watch-urges-legal-reforms-hungary.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Human Rights Watch urged the European Union on Thursday to ensure that Hungary changes its constitution and other laws to bring them in line with international norms on issues from independence of the judicial system to the rights of the homeless. The EU has criticized Hungary over new constitutional changes that many have condemn... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089468-human-rights-watch-urges-legal-reforms-hungary.html 2013-05-16T09:31:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2084648-eu-probes-oil-companies-price-fixing.html LONDON (AP) — European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain's BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway's Statoil confirmed they are subject to the inquiry announced Tuesday by the European Union's executive arm, the Commission. Statoil said a raid at its headquarters in Stavang... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:11:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2084648-eu-probes-oil-companies-price-fixing.html 2013-05-14T18:11:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2083990-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html GENEVA (AP) — An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted suicide. The Strasbourg, France-based court said Switzerland must specify whether its laws are meant to include p... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2083990-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html 2013-05-14T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083942-france-approves-major-labor-reform-package.html PARIS (AP) — France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy. The bill is one of President Francois Hollande's signature pieces of legislation designed to overhaul the country's notoriously hidebound labor market. It incl... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:03:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083942-france-approves-major-labor-reform-package.html 2013-05-14T16:03:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083978-visa-to-lower-card-fees-eu-antitrust-probe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Visa has agreed to reduce some credit card payment fees significantly to address concerns raised by the bloc's antitrust authority. The European Commission, which acts as the 27-nation bloc's competition watchdog, says Visa proposes to reduce its inter-bank fees for credit card payments to 0.3 percent of a transacti... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:04:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083978-visa-to-lower-card-fees-eu-antitrust-probe.html 2013-05-14T11:04:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2076456-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html GENEVA (AP) — A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. But participants fell short in their efforts to require more information and consent among nations trading in a con... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:51:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2076456-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html 2013-05-10T19:51:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2075464-uk-committee-backs-heathrow-airport-expansion.html LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary committee recommended Friday that the government permit an expansion of Heathrow Airport, rather than allowing the construction of a new airport east of London. Heathrow is one of the world's busiest airports, and expanding it has long been a contentious political issue in Britain. The aviation industry has lobbied fo... Thu, 09 May 2013 23:04:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2075464-uk-committee-backs-heathrow-airport-expansion.html 2013-05-09T23:04:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2071250-pakistani-government-to-ban-air-conditioners.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister has decided to ban the use of air conditioners by government offices to help cope with the country's pervasive energy shortages. A statement issued Wednesday from Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso's office says the ban will go into effect on May 15 and will continue until the energy situation improves. Pakistan... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:33:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2071250-pakistani-government-to-ban-air-conditioners.html 2013-05-08T13:33:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2061730-britain-holding-media-regulation-plans.html LONDON (AP) — British officials are holding off on plans for a state-backed media watchdog, the first sign that opposition from the newspaper industry is slowing down efforts to more closely regulate the country's scandal-tainted press. Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Friday it was temporarily delaying the presentation of its plan for a new, go... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2061730-britain-holding-media-regulation-plans.html 2013-05-03T21:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2053758-russia-bars-planes-using-syrian-airspace.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has banned its airlines from flying over Syria after a civilian plane was reported to have come under an unspecified threat in Syrian airspace. The ban was announced Tuesday by the state air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya. The previous day, the Transport Ministry said the crew of a Nordwind charter flight carrying 159 people from the ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:27:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2053758-russia-bars-planes-using-syrian-airspace.html 2013-04-30T15:27:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053212-zimbabwe-pms-party-voters-lists-inflated.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party alleged Tuesday. It said lists in some voting districts swelled by more than 10,000 names in a 48-hour period, or the addition of about 150 voters a seco... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:41:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053212-zimbabwe-pms-party-voters-lists-inflated.html 2013-04-30T13:41:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2050678-israel-lawmaker-hezbollah-chemical-arms.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A former Israeli defense minister alleged Monday that Syria's chemical weapons are "trickling" to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It was the first such claim by a senior politician in Israel, but he did not supply evidence to support his assertion. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a retired general who is now a lawmaker from the opposition La... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:40:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2050678-israel-lawmaker-hezbollah-chemical-arms.html 2013-04-29T18:40:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2050814-german-banks-oppose-us-plan-seeking-higher-capital.html BERLIN (AP) — German banks are rejecting a push by U.S. regulators to tighten oversight of foreign banks and impose higher capital buffer requirements, saying the measures would hit their competitiveness. The German banks' lobby group BdB said Monday the Federal Reserve proposal would put European banks at a disadvantage internationally. The measure would... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:50:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2050814-german-banks-oppose-us-plan-seeking-higher-capital.html 2013-04-29T12:50:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2046008-38-die-mental-hospital-fire-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — The patients of the small psychiatric hospital in a Russian village were asleep or under sedation as the clock neared 2 a.m. The windows were barred and the nearest firefighters were miles away, with some impeded by rough roads and others not able to cross a nearby canal. When a blaze broke out and spread through the wooden rafters, all of t... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2046008-38-die-mental-hospital-fire-moscow.html 2013-04-26T18:00:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html LONDON (AP) — Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations. The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next week on a proposed European Union ban on some pe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html 2013-04-26T13:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html LONDON (AP) — British newspaper publishers including major players like Rupert Murdoch's News International on Thursday rejected the government's proposals for curbing media abuses, saying the plans for regulation would give politicians "an unacceptable degree of interference" in press freedom. The Newspaper Society, which represents thousands of national... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html 2013-04-25T15:46:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2042002-deschamps-faces-senate-questions-doping-hearing.html PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps spoke to a senate-led inquiry into the fight against doping on Wednesday and afterwards said it is vital for leading figures in sport to increase awareness about the dangers of drugs in sport. The 44-year-old Deschamps spent a little under two hours answering questions in a closed-doors hearing at the senate in P... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2042002-deschamps-faces-senate-questions-doping-hearing.html 2013-04-24T17:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2041426-donald-trumps-anti-wind-farm-ad-banned.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that Donald Trump's anti-wind farm advert should be withdrawn in its current form. The independent advertising regulator said Wednesday that the ad from Trump International Gold Club Scotland is misleading and cannot be substantiated. The ad warns that wind farms would hurt Scottish tourism an... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2041426-donald-trumps-anti-wind-farm-ad-banned.html 2013-04-24T13:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi defended his handling of some of the nation's most pressing problems in a nearly two-hour television interview on Saturday, and pledged to appoint new Cabinet ministers in a move that could ease the country's deep political polarization. Reshuffling the Cabinet has been a key demand of the nation's largely lib... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html 2013-04-20T22:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2033130-jude-law-writes-to-wto-seal-trade.html LONDON (AP) — Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on behalf of animal protection group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which released the letter on Saturday. The EU banned commercial trade in all seal products in its member state... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2033130-jude-law-writes-to-wto-seal-trade.html 2013-04-20T11:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2031372-penguin-seeks-to-settle-eu-e-book-antitrust-probe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's antitrust watchdog says publisher Penguin has offered to forgo a deal with Apple on the sale of e-books in a bid to end an antitrust investigation. The EU Commission, the 27-nation bloc's competition watchdog, launched proceedings in 2011 alleging that Apple and five publishers had agreed to fix the price of e-books ah... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:01:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2031372-penguin-seeks-to-settle-eu-e-book-antitrust-probe.html 2013-04-19T16:01:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2028238-kerry-disappointed-talks-with-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry called for patience despite widespread frustration with the recent failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program and growing fears of Tehran developing a weapon of mass destruction. Testifying Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry said he ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:42:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2028238-kerry-disappointed-talks-with-iran.html 2013-04-18T15:42:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2027658-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-aid-package.html BERLIN (AP) — The German Parliament on Thursday approved a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) rescue package for Cyprus by a wide margin. Lawmakers voted 487-102 in favor of the bailout deal hammered out last month. Thirteen abstained. Cyprus will receive 10 billion euros in loans after its bloated banking sector threatened to destroy the economy. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:41:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2027658-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-aid-package.html 2013-04-18T12:41:48Z