http://www.mail.com/locations/222-asia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/222-asia.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — An attorney says Indian movie star Salman Khan will be tried for homicide for his alleged involvement in a fatal road accident more than 10 years ago. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail. Deepesh Mehta, Khan's lawyer, says a magistrate on Thursday accepted an appeal by state government prosecutors that he should be charged wi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html 2013-02-01T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html MUNICH (AP) — Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance minister told an international conference that the continent can't afford to become complacent. Three years since the crisis started in Greece, the 17 European Union countries that use the euro... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html 2013-02-01T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html LONDON (AP) — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the cheer from good economic indicators out of Europe. The world's largest economy added 157,000 jobs in January, in line with market expectations, though hiring over the past two years was revised up. The improvement was not sufficient to p... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html 2013-02-01T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong announced measures Friday to curb the amount of baby formula that mainland Chinese visitors are buying as anger grows at shortages in the city's stores ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Chief among the measures is a plan to change the law to restrict the amount of baby formula that individuals can take out of the city. Food a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html 2013-02-01T16:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861264-militants-attack-pakistani-army-camp-6-killed.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades before dawn on Saturday, killing six members of the security forces, officials said. The attack followed a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque elsewhere in the northwest on Friday that killed 23 people and wounded m... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861264-militants-attack-pakistani-army-camp-6-killed.html 2013-02-02T04:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861256-australian-general-key-us-army-post.html FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) — Maj. Gen. Richard Burr salutes with his palm facing out, like he's shielding his eyes from the sun. He wears a wide-brimmed felt "slouch hat" with a brown and green camouflage uniform. The two-star general in the Australian Defence Force stands out amid the American soldiers donning berets and green and beige fatigues at the U.... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861256-australian-general-key-us-army-post.html 2013-02-01T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained four people, state media said Saturday, a day after at least 11 people died when a truck loaded with fireworks for Lunar New Year celebration exploded, collapsing an elevated portion of highway in central China. The accident sent vehicles plummeting 30 meters (about 100 feet) to the ground, and state-run Ch... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html 2013-02-02T07:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military outpost, according to officials. The construction of the port, in the former fishing village of Gwadar in troubled Baluchistan province, was largely funded by ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html 2013-02-02T02:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861008-oil-slips-closer-to-97-ahead-us-jobs-report.html The price of oil slipped to near $97 a barrel on Friday after figures showed weak growth in China's manufacturing sector and as investors awaited a key U.S. jobs report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for March delivery was down 32 cents to $97.17 a barrel time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 45 ce... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861008-oil-slips-closer-to-97-ahead-us-jobs-report.html 2013-02-01T11:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861424-5-years-us-families-pursue-kyrgyz-adoptions.html NEW YORK (AP) — The boy, named Vladimir, is 5½ years old, struggles at learning to count and draw, and lives in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan. His would-be parents in New York have had just five brief visits since they signed on to adopt him in 2008, yet they refuse to abandon the quest. "We have already bonded with this child," said Frances Pardus-Abbadessa... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861424-5-years-us-families-pursue-kyrgyz-adoptions.html 2013-02-01T11:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861394-teliasonera-boss-quits-uzbekistan-allegations.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The chief executive of TeliaSonera resigned Friday after an independent review on alleged bribery by the telecoms company found it had failed to conduct a proper background check on a partner Uzbek firm believed to be connected with the family of the country's autocratic ruler. The review, conducted by a law firm, exonerated TeliaSonera o... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861394-teliasonera-boss-quits-uzbekistan-allegations.html 2013-02-01T10:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive losses even as results for the latest quarter got a boost from the weaker yen. The two Osaka-based companies are among the Japanese electronics makers battered by price plunges in gadgets and hot competition from more successful rivals su... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html 2013-02-01T10:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar — its first international literary festival — is putting the spotlight on dozens of the country's authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html 2013-02-01T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson thought his 25-footer for a 59 was going in. So did caddie Jim Mackay, playing partners Jason Dufner and Rickie Fowler, and the fans packed around the ninth green at TPC Scottsdale. Lefty even pointed his putter at the cup and started walking toward the hole, ready to celebrate golf's magic number. Then, right at th... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html 2013-02-01T08:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861216-us-weighs-tougher-action-china-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S. companies and government agencies haven't worked, so officials say the Obama administration is now considering a range of actions. China-based hackers have long been an economic and national security concern, but as cybersecurity experts report a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861216-us-weighs-tougher-action-china-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-01T08:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea warns that it plans its third nuclear test since 2006, outside governments and analysts are trying to determine a crucial question: Just what will Pyongyang's scientists explode? The last two tests are believed to have been of plutonium devices, but the next logical step for Pyongyang's ambitious nuclear program co... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html 2013-02-01T07:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861020-samsung-chairman-fortune-inheritance-case.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The chairman of Samsung Electronics has kept his fortune and control of the Samsung conglomerate after a South Korean court Friday ruled against his older brother in an inheritance battle. The case was watched because a ruling against Samsung's chairman Lee Kun-hee could have resulted in the unraveling of a cross-shareholding str... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861020-samsung-chairman-fortune-inheritance-case.html 2013-02-01T07:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the Obama administration weighs how to keep Islamic extremists in North Africa from jeopardizing national security without launching war. The spread of militants across Libya, Al... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html 2013-02-01T07:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for 2013 was simple. She'd embark on an epic swansong around the world as secretary of state, a dizzying itinerary of east-west and north-south flights that would take her past 1 million miles in the air at the helm of American diplomacy and perhaps break her own record of 112 countries visited while in the ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html 2013-02-01T07:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1860966-cambodians-mourn-king-funeral-procession.html PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of mourners accompanied a gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk -- the dominant figure of modern Cambodia -- in a funeral procession Friday to a cremation ground next to the palace where he was crowned more than 70 years ago. His body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace after being f... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1860966-cambodians-mourn-king-funeral-procession.html 2013-02-01T05:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860994-japan-to-send-investigators-to-us-787-probe.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau is sending investigators looking into problems with Boeing 787 batteries to Seattle, where the aircraft are assembled. The Transport Ministry said members of the team working on the investigation would leave Tokyo on Sunday for Seattle. It provided no further details. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860994-japan-to-send-investigators-to-us-787-probe.html 2013-02-01T03:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after a weak jobs report from the U.S. unnerved some investors, although losses were stanched by Wall Street's overall sterling performance for January. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, meanwhile, was once again energized by the yen's continued descent against the dollar. It rose 0.4 percent to 11,177.33. On T... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html 2013-02-01T02:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing activity expanded in January in a new sign of recovery for the world's second-largest economy but growth was weak, two surveys showed Friday. The government-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index stood at 50.4 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 indicate a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html 2013-02-01T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese courts convicted eight Tibetans over accusations they incited others to self-immolate in the first such prosecutions to become publicly known, showing Beijing's resolve to stamp out the protests by criminalizing both the protesters and their supporters. The convictions Thursday, reported by the official Xinhua News agency, also appe... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html 2013-02-01T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks to stronger global demand and government spending. Increased output of large passenger cars and vehicle components and machinery for making semiconductors were the main factors helping to drive ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html 2013-02-01T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860562-us-action-china-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies. As The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that their computer systems had been infiltrated by China-base... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860562-us-action-china-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-01T00:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860114-apnewsbreak-afghan-massacre-trial-set-sept.html SEATTLE (AP) — A military judge has scheduled a Sept. 3 court martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during nighttime raids last year, his lawyer said Thursday. Civilian attorney John Henry Browne told The Associated Press that the date is too soon to give the defense team time to prepare, and they ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860114-apnewsbreak-afghan-massacre-trial-set-sept.html 2013-01-31T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858548-congress-grapples-with-gap-scofflaw-contractors.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of civilian contractors remaining in Iraq and Afghanistan, Justice Department officials want Congress to resolve a legal issue they say obstructs efforts to prosecute any such workers who rape, kill or commit other serious crimes abroad. Scofflaw Pentagon employees and contractors supporting the American war mission overse... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858548-congress-grapples-with-gap-scofflaw-contractors.html 2013-01-31T18:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859818-american-deaths-afghan-war-drop-to-4-year-low.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan have plunged to the lowest level in four years, reflecting a pullback from direct combat into the less deadly role of advising and assisting Afghan forces as they do more of the fighting. Attacks by Taliban insurgents also have declined, although the war is far from finished. Pentagon figures show that th... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859818-american-deaths-afghan-war-drop-to-4-year-low.html 2013-01-31T18:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859298-hagel-legal-immunity-key-afghanisan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next secretary of defense, says it will be important to protect from potential Afghan prosecution any American troops who remain there after the allied combat mission ends in 2014. Hagel made the remark Thursday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Commit... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859298-hagel-legal-immunity-key-afghanisan.html 2013-01-31T15:05:00Z