http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/490-events.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/int/subjects/490-events.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2164138-sweden-man-life-prison-rwanda-genocide.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has sentenced a 54-year-old Swede of Rwandan origin to life in prison for participating in the genocide in Rwanda, where hundreds of thousands of Tutsis were systematically killed. The Stockholm District Court convicted Stanislas Mbanenande of genocide, saying he was involved in the slaying of thousands of people in the Ki... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:12:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2164138-sweden-man-life-prison-rwanda-genocide.html 2013-06-20T10:12:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2161116-brazil-officials-reverse-subway-bus-fare-hike.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people doubted the move would quiet the demonstrations, which have moved well beyond outrage over the fare hikes into communal cries ag... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:53:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2161116-brazil-officials-reverse-subway-bus-fare-hike.html 2013-06-20T02:53:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161900-doping-inquiry-schwazer-widens.html ROME (AP) — Italian investigators have expanded their doping investigation into former Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer, looking into an alleged cover-up involving coaches and doctors. Prosecutors in Schwazer's hometown of Bolzano on Wednesday named five people who have been placed under investigation in the case. They are Schwazer's former coach ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161900-doping-inquiry-schwazer-widens.html 2013-06-19T19:54:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161716-fifa-under-20-wcup-upbeat-despite-demos.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The Under-20 World Cup kicks off Friday in Turkey with FIFA promising the tournament will go off without a hitch despite sometimes violent, anti-government protests that have gripped Istanbul and other Turkish cities in recent weeks. Jim Boyce, chairman of the tournament organizing committee, acknowledged that security has been beefed up f... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:27:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161716-fifa-under-20-wcup-upbeat-despite-demos.html 2013-06-19T17:27:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2162014-gattuso-hired-to-coach-palermo-serie.html PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Former World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso has been hired to coach Serie B club Palermo. The Sicilian club announced Wednesday that it has hired the former midfielder to a one-year deal with the option of a two-year renewal. The 35-year-old Gattuso, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, was promoted to player-coach of Swiss club Sion ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:55:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2162014-gattuso-hired-to-coach-palermo-serie.html 2013-06-19T14:55:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2161860-kuznetsova-wimbledon-with-abdominal-strain.html LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain. The Russian was seeded No. 26 at the All England Club and her withdrawal has resulted in the 33rd-ranked Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic climbing into the seedings at No. 32. Kuznetsova won the U.S. Open in 2004 and the French Op... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:02:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2161860-kuznetsova-wimbledon-with-abdominal-strain.html 2013-06-19T14:02:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2161476-nadal-seeded-no-5-wimbledon.html If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon — setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. The All England Club released the se... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2161476-nadal-seeded-no-5-wimbledon.html 2013-06-19T11:44:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161392-fa-cup-restored-match-english-season.html LONDON (AP) — The FA Cup final has been restored to its traditional place as the last match of the English football season, with the showpiece occasion having had to share the spotlight with Premier League fixtures in recent years. The English Football Association said Wednesday that the final will take place at Wembley Stadium on May 17 — a week after th... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:16:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161392-fa-cup-restored-match-english-season.html 2013-06-19T09:16:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2160294-g-8-notebook-cameron-tweets-wwii-bomb-g-8-site.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David Cameron let a cat out of the bag. "Now #G8UK is over I can reveal a bomb was found in Lough Erne," he posted on Twitter. "It was American from WW2. Apparently they had a practice mortar range here!" Not to worry, h... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2160294-g-8-notebook-cameron-tweets-wwii-bomb-g-8-site.html 2013-06-18T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2160152-venus-williams-pulls-wimbledon-citing.html After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday, citing a lower back injury. Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago. She ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2160152-venus-williams-pulls-wimbledon-citing.html 2013-06-18T20:26:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2159994-ins-outs-g-8-summit-promises.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Group of Eight summit participants are powerful people: the leaders of the U.S., Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, plus top officials from the European Union. But they only make promises. There's no actual change until the words are pursued by individual governments or other international organ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2159994-ins-outs-g-8-summit-promises.html 2013-06-18T19:53:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2158648-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html BERLIN (AP) — Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought. It was Obama's recent move to arm Syria's rebel fighters that catapulted the two-year civil war to the top of the agenda ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2158648-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html 2013-06-18T19:53:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159806-ap-interview-wiggins-will-strong-2014.html PARIS (AP) — The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's race that starts in just over a week. "I think he'll have his motivation back and be back," Christian Prudhomme said in an interview Tuesday in his Paris office. Elite athletes, he noted, "can fall very low but ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159806-ap-interview-wiggins-will-strong-2014.html 2013-06-18T18:36:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159152-top-seeded-radwanska-loses-to-us-qualifier-hampton.html EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska slumped to a 7-6 (2), 6-2 defeat by American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Radwanska, who won the title in 2008, struggled throughout the match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Although the Polish player leveled at 5-5 when Hampton served for the first set... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:51:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159152-top-seeded-radwanska-loses-to-us-qualifier-hampton.html 2013-06-18T17:51:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159804-bank-warns-billions-losses-sochi-games.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state development bank says it stands to lose billions of dollars from financing unprofitable construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. VEB chairman Vladimir Dmitriev said in a recent interview with the Gazeta.ru news portal that of the 19 projects the bank is funding, at least eight would fail to turn a profit. The eight p... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159804-bank-warns-billions-losses-sochi-games.html 2013-06-18T17:38:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159206-malisse-ousts-ferrer-1st-round-topshelf-open.html ROSMALEN, Netherlands (AP) — French Open losing finalist David Ferrer lost his first round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, depriving him of valuable practice time on the grass courts of Rosmalen in the week before Wimbledon. A single service break in the second set was enough for Xavier Malisse of Belgium to beat defending champion and top-seeded Ferr... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159206-malisse-ousts-ferrer-1st-round-topshelf-open.html 2013-06-18T16:41:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159322-dawn-approach-wins-animal-kingdom-loses-ascot.html ASCOT, England (AP) — Dawn Approach won the St James's Palace Stakes on the opening day at Royal Ascot following a thrilling race and a photo finish with Toronado on Tuesday. The win followed Declaration of War's victory in the Queen Anne Stakes at the expenses of Kentucky Derby champion and race favorite Animal Kingdom. Dawn Approach, ridden by Kevin Man... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2159322-dawn-approach-wins-animal-kingdom-loses-ascot.html 2013-06-18T16:28:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2159422-official-olympic-failure-led-to-judokas-suicide.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian judo official says a four-time European judo champion who committed suicide had been depressed since failing to win a medal at last year's London Olympics. Authorities said Elena Ivashchenko died on Saturday at age 28 after jumping off the balcony of a 15th-floor apartment in the Siberian city of Tyumen. The director of a Tyumen ju... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:07:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2159422-official-olympic-failure-led-to-judokas-suicide.html 2013-06-18T15:07:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159200-american-steve-johnson-wimbledon-wild-card.html LONDON (AP) — Steve Johnson of the United States joined Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and seven British players invited to compete in the men's and women's singles as a wild card at Wimbledon. The 100th-ranked Johnson will be playing in the singles at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament for the first time since becoming a full-time professional last summer. H... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:44:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2159200-american-steve-johnson-wimbledon-wild-card.html 2013-06-18T13:44:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The G-8 summit's joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace settlement, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday ahead of the document's publication. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the eight nations hav... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:53:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html 2013-06-18T12:53:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic hub, at least 65... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html 2013-06-18T03:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2158116-scouting-development-paying-spurs.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:40:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2158116-scouting-development-paying-spurs.html 2013-06-17T22:40:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2156498-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence that has ravaged the Middle Eastern country during a two-year-old civil war. Obama acknowledged ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2156498-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html 2013-06-17T21:15:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2157968-home-heat-try-to-5th-spurs-nba-title.html MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were still learners. But this season they were the NBA's best team, one that lost three games in thre... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:12:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2157968-home-heat-try-to-5th-spurs-nba-title.html 2013-06-17T21:12:41Z