http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/364-government-politics.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/364-government-politics.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109942-french-soldier-stabbed-throat-paris.html PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists. French President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker, who escaped, was unknow... Sat, 25 May 2013 21:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109942-french-soldier-stabbed-throat-paris.html 2013-05-25T21:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period." In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also said Hezbollah members are fighti... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:12:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html 2013-05-25T20:12:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110042-suspected-rebels-kill-17-wound-24-east-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire Saturday on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Senior police officer M. Gupta said the attack occurred in the Sukma area, about 215 miles (345 ki... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:11:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110042-suspected-rebels-kill-17-wound-24-east-india.html 2013-05-25T20:11:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Kerry, attending the African Union's 50th anniver... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:08:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html 2013-05-25T20:08:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday against parts of an election law approved by the Islamist-led legislature that had lifted a long-standing ban on the use of religious slogans during campaigning. The decision is the latest sign of tensions between the judiciary and President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist allies. The cou... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:58:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html 2013-05-25T18:58:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolvin... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html 2013-05-25T17:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109574-russian-police-detain-activists-foes-gay-rally.html MOSCOW (AP) — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march. Russian police said they arrested at least 30 gay rights campaigners and Christian Orthodox vigilantes in Moscow. The cam... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109574-russian-police-detain-activists-foes-gay-rally.html 2013-05-25T14:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109330-ethiopia-african-union-celebrates-50-years.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict. Opening a summit of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime ... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109330-ethiopia-african-union-celebrates-50-years.html 2013-05-25T13:34:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109536-saudi-arabia-warns-irans-nuclear-program.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic. "We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109536-saudi-arabia-warns-irans-nuclear-program.html 2013-05-25T13:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2109378-yugonostalgia-croatia-prepares-to-join-eu.html KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) — Forget the European Union, many in this Croatian village are saying. The group of nations being celebrated this weekend is one that died more than 20 years ago when Yugoslavia — now fervently remembered as a haven of peace, prosperity and equality — fell apart in a cascade of ethnic wars. Thousands of people came together Saturday... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:03:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2109378-yugonostalgia-croatia-prepares-to-join-eu.html 2013-05-25T13:03:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109400-2-child-limit-muslims-parts-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence. Local officials said Saturday that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine to... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:35:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109400-2-child-limit-muslims-parts-myanmar.html 2013-05-25T12:35:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," Abdullah told the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. He pointe... Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html 2013-05-25T11:23:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108846-journalist-author-haynes-johnson-dies-81.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains. But he noticed something else as he trave... Sat, 25 May 2013 07:27:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108846-journalist-author-haynes-johnson-dies-81.html 2013-05-25T07:27:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's three-day visit w... Sat, 25 May 2013 02:16:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html 2013-05-25T02:16:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108256-ex-guatemala-president-extradited-to-us.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital where he was recovering from liver surgery and a heart condition and put on a plane, according to ... Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108256-ex-guatemala-president-extradited-to-us.html 2013-05-25T01:49:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107466-soldiers-slaying-prompts-uk-security-review.html LONDON (AP) — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are review... Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107466-soldiers-slaying-prompts-uk-security-review.html 2013-05-25T01:01:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108692-uk-court-lawmakers-wifes-tweet-was-libelous.html LONDON (AP) — A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous, the High Court ruled Friday. A BBC report last year led to widespread Internet chatter that falsely linked politician Alistair McAlpine to decades-old child sex abuse. The broadcaster didn't name McAlpine, but has ... Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108692-uk-court-lawmakers-wifes-tweet-was-libelous.html 2013-05-24T21:18:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was charged Friday with misconduct over breaches of the English Football Association's betting regulations and will seek "rehabilitation." Townsend has until Monday to respond to the charge, but he has already pulled out of England's squad for the under-21s European Championship next month in Israel. "Townsen... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html 2013-05-24T20:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107724-afghan-taliban-attack-aid-group-2-guards-killed.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul . The attack, the second in the city in just over a week, also left four Inte... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107724-afghan-taliban-attack-aid-group-2-guards-killed.html 2013-05-24T20:31:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107628-syrian-regime-oks-peace-talks-amid-skepticism.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides. Doubting that Damascus is serious and may be stalling while government forces make battlefield gains, the ... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107628-syrian-regime-oks-peace-talks-amid-skepticism.html 2013-05-24T19:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108246-venezuela-to-create-workers-militia.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. President Nicolas Maduro gave few details about the militia, including how many members it would consist of, but said it would be par... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:25:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108246-venezuela-to-create-workers-militia.html 2013-05-24T19:25:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108270-german-opposition-party-to-examine-pedophile.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's second-largest opposition party said Friday it is commissioning a study to investigate the influence of pedophiles in the group's founding years. The study aims to find out "to what extent groups or individuals who sought exemption from punishment for sexual acts of adults with children" were active within the party, the center-lef... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108270-german-opposition-party-to-examine-pedophile.html 2013-05-24T18:33:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108134-iran-presidential-candidate-vows-to-resist-west.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected. Addressing his first campaign rally in Tehran, Saeed Jalili said his priority in foreign policy will be to expand Islam's influence in the world and counter "arrogance," a re... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2108134-iran-presidential-candidate-vows-to-resist-west.html 2013-05-24T18:14:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107542-berlusconi-looms-large-rome-mayor-election.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring political influence and voter sentiment over the uneasy national government made up of his center-right forces and the center-left that wa... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107542-berlusconi-looms-large-rome-mayor-election.html 2013-05-24T18:09:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107790-uk-bound-pakistan-plane-diverted-2-men-arrested.html LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. A British security official said the situation involving the Paki... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107790-uk-bound-pakistan-plane-diverted-2-men-arrested.html 2013-05-24T17:48:45Z