http://www.mail.com/int/news/ News - Stories and Pictures of World, Europe, US, UK and News in News - mail.com en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/news/ http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2102446-uk-denmark-eye-visas-afghan-interpreters.html LONDON (AP) — Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland. The plans were welcomed by activists in Britain who had argued the U.K. was turning its back on Afghan ... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2102446-uk-denmark-eye-visas-afghan-interpreters.html 2013-05-22T15:29:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader. His comments were posted on his website, president.ir, the day after the Guardian Council rem... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision.html 2013-05-22T15:18:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. With its appeal, the Syrian National Coalition sought to bolster embattled rebel forces in Qusair who for a fourth str... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html 2013-05-22T15:05:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102720-turkey-foils-alleged-attacks-syrian-refugees.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained six people suspected of plotting to attack and kidnap Syrian refugees in Turkey, an official said Wednesday, as the country increased security measures along its frontier with Syria following a pair of deadly bombings in a border town. Celalettin Lekesiz, the governor for the border province of Hatay... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102720-turkey-foils-alleged-attacks-syrian-refugees.html 2013-05-22T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith. Kerry says if the world can't find a path toward a negotiated outc... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels.html 2013-05-22T15:04:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the United States, officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terror... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:58:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T14:58:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102886-malawi-finds-buyer-presidential-jet.html BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet. Cabinet clerk Ernest Katchetche said Wednesday that the government has identified a buyer for the 14-passenger presidential jet, which was put up for sale. The presidential office says the buyer is a Virgin Islands company. Malawi President Joyce ... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102886-malawi-finds-buyer-presidential-jet.html 2013-05-22T14:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102862-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Francis urged special prayers Wednesday for China's faithful that they may "live their daily lives in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a way consistent with the faith they profess." ... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102862-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html 2013-05-22T14:41:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102718-african-union-celebrates-50th-year.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic integration. Konjit Sinegiorgis was a young diplomat tasked with distributing documents to th... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102718-african-union-celebrates-50th-year.html 2013-05-22T14:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102426-irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing.html DUBLIN (AP) — British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982, a strike at a top London tourist attraction that killed four soldiers and seven horses. The Crown Prosecution Service said John Downey was arrested Sunday at Gatwick Airport south of London. He was arrai... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102426-irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing.html 2013-05-22T14:36:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102824-ny-funeral-student-accidentally-shot-police.html SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (AP) — Many young people are among the mourners attending the funeral of a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Worshippers exchanged hugs Wednesday as they arrived at the funeral for Andrea Rebello in Sleepy Hollow, north of New York City. Police directed traffic outside St. Teresa of Avila Church. The junio... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102824-ny-funeral-student-accidentally-shot-police.html 2013-05-22T14:26:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and operations, said Iraqi government spokes... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html 2013-05-22T14:14:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102616-uk-denmark-eyes-visas-afghan-interpreters.html LONDON (AP) — Britain and Denmark are proposing to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks to their personal safety. The plans, released Wednesday, will allow about 600 interpreters who have worked on the front lines in Afghanistan for more than a year t... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102616-uk-denmark-eyes-visas-afghan-interpreters.html 2013-05-22T13:53:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102748-russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian drunk driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. Moscow's Nikulinsky court ordered Alexander Maximov to serve eight and a half years Wednesday. Maximov scandalized Russia last fall when he crashed his Toyota sedan into a bus ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102748-russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced.html 2013-05-22T13:41:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102680-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games. The 60-year-old Carrion, a banking executive who chairs the IOC financ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:36:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102680-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-22T13:36:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102530-trial-captain-deadly-shipwreck-italy.html ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in the town of Grosseto, agreed to prosecutors' request that Capt. Francesco Schettino of Italy be tried ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102530-trial-captain-deadly-shipwreck-italy.html 2013-05-22T13:26:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102700-vienna-official-looted-nazi-goods-returned.html VIENNA (AP) — An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny said 5,880 art works, books and other objects have been returned since 1999. Mailath-Pokorny say... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102700-vienna-official-looted-nazi-goods-returned.html 2013-05-22T13:13:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102486-mortar-lands-congo-un-chief-arrives.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the United Nations secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma. The mortar killed one person and injured four in the Ndosho neighborh... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102486-mortar-lands-congo-un-chief-arrives.html 2013-05-22T12:50:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102670-zimbabwes-president-signs-constitution.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday the new constitution, unanimously accepted in a March referendum, has shown that Zimbabweans are united, regardless of political affiliation and without outside interference. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102670-zimbabwes-president-signs-constitution.html 2013-05-22T12:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102638-south-sudan-warns-shut-oil-flow.html JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is warning that it may stop exporting oil through Sudan's pipelines again. An official in South Sudan's oil ministry told The Associated Press that Sudan has blocked the export of South Sudanese oil. The official insisted he not be identified because he is not authorized to release the information. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102638-south-sudan-warns-shut-oil-flow.html 2013-05-22T12:38:35Z