http://www.mail.com/int/people/2754-barack-obama.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/int/people/2754-barack-obama.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2059918-10-things-to-friday.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. ONE TAX MAN IN, ANOTHER OUT Obama picks a senior White House budget official to run the IRS; a leader of the division under scrutiny announces his retirement. 2. HOW A LOOPHOLE LET SOME TERRORISTS FLY ... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:20:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2059918-10-things-to-friday.html 2013-05-17T02:20:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred federal tax agency Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. The efforts did little to ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html 2013-05-17T00:00:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2089374-us-turkey-project-united-front-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed doors as they looked to Russia and the global community to close ranks behind efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Under a pair of um... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:52:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2089374-us-turkey-project-united-front-syria.html 2013-05-16T21:52:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered the most impor... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army's top officer is telling soldiers that after demonstrating courage and resilience in 12 years of war, it's time for them to make the fight against sexual assault their primary mission. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno sent a message to the force Thursday saying that sexual assault and harassment violate the trust between sol... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html 2013-05-16T17:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090850-epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday voted 10-8, along party lines, to advance Gina McCarthy's nomination to the full Senate. McCarthy now leads the EPA's... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090850-epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support.html 2013-05-16T16:47:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised the death toll from the May 3 ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:57:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html 2013-05-16T14:57:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. But the U.S. and Turkey remain far apart on how to handle Syria's bloody civil war. Erdogan is visiting Washington just days after two car bombs in Turkey killed dozens in the deadliest terrori... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html 2013-05-16T14:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086568-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allegations. The anonymous operative said the CIA had failed to halt this "disturbing activity" despite Moscow as... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086568-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html 2013-05-15T20:17:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry visited a design studio in New York City on Tuesday as part of a campaign to promote Britain as a tourist destination and U.S. business partner. The two arrived at Milk Studios on a red double-decker bus. With a view of the Hudson River from a ninth-floor penthouse, the prince and prime... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:57:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html 2013-05-14T23:57:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak. The government's wide-ranging information gathering from the news cooperati... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html 2013-05-14T22:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. Figures released by the country's election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races where the counting has been completed, show Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party will likely get a majori... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:58:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html 2013-05-14T19:58:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083968-13-detained-turkish-bombings-death-toll-to-51.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four more people have been detained in connection with two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 13, Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday. Syria again rejected Turkey's contention it was involved, condemning the attacks and offering to conduct a joi... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083968-13-detained-turkish-bombings-death-toll-to-51.html 2013-05-14T18:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2084828-turkish-cypriot-leader-seeking-us-help-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The prime minister of the breakaway Turkish north of ethnically divided Cyprus was in Washington on Thursday looking for ways to revive stalled reunification talks with the Greek south. Irsen Kucuk said he sees opportunities to move toward a settlement this year and wants help from the U.S. "We believe that 2013 could be a very conducive... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:30:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2084828-turkish-cypriot-leader-seeking-us-help-talks.html 2013-05-14T17:30:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2084098-british-pm-cameron-visits-boston-marathon-memorial.html BOSTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative tone Tuesday in saying that democratic and multiracial countries like the United States and Britain will never give in to terrorists who feed on "the poisonous narrative" of violence, extremism and victimhood. ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2084098-british-pm-cameron-visits-boston-marathon-memorial.html 2013-05-14T17:26:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2083124-british-pm-visits-boston-to-discuss-marathon-bombs.html BOSTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing. The meeting followed a White House visit in which Cameron held a press conference with President Barack Obama. Cameron was greeted by Patrick on the... Tue, 14 May 2013 00:17:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2083124-british-pm-visits-boston-to-discuss-marathon-bombs.html 2013-05-14T00:17:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html 2013-05-17T19:03:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2082220-cameron-eu-us-launch-trade-talks-june.html WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says the United States and the European Union could launch free trade talks ahead of a meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialized countries next month. In a news conference with President Barack Obama, Cameron said that coming weeks will be crucial as the two sides eye what would be the wo... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:24:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2082220-cameron-eu-us-launch-trade-talks-june.html 2013-05-13T23:24:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082026-obama-tries-to-swat-2-controversies.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried Monday to swat down a pair of brewing controversies that have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened Republican lawmakers and threatened to overtake his second-term agenda, already off to a rocky start. Republicans ramped up criticism following recent disclosures that talking points on the attack in... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082026-obama-tries-to-swat-2-controversies.html 2013-05-13T23:05:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082590-uks-lord-ahmed-resigns-labour-party.html LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made anti-Semitic remarks in a television interview. Nazir Ahmed was suspended from the Labour Party in March following a report that he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his 2009 prison sentence for dangerous d... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082590-uks-lord-ahmed-resigns-labour-party.html 2013-05-13T22:00:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation. Rubio's Reclaim America political action committee says in the new ad that Ayotte has sought to reduce gun violence ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html 2013-05-13T21:23:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081302-obama-cameron-focus-syria-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and to push for the end of the hardline regime of President Bashar Assad. Speaking at a White House news conference alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama called the violence in Syria appalling. The two lea... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081302-obama-cameron-focus-syria-white-house.html 2013-05-13T19:06:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081728-car-bombs-lead-to-question-turkeys-security.html REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks accused their leader of putting the nation's security at risk by backing the rebels fighting Syria's government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will "not refrain" fro... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081728-car-bombs-lead-to-question-turkeys-security.html 2013-05-13T18:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082216-cameron-dismisses-moving-up-eu-referendum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron is brushing off political pressure to move up a referendum he has pledged to hold by 2017 on his country's membership in the European Union. In a news conference with President Barack Obama on Monday, Cameron said he would push for European Union reforms that could ease British concerns about members... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2082216-cameron-dismisses-moving-up-eu-referendum.html 2013-05-13T17:10:13Z