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/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/222-asia.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100830-gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-britain.html LONDON (AP) — Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids. The memorabilia offered by British auction house Mullock's in Ludlow, England, included a handwritten will, a shawl, a pair of worn leather sandals and a rice bowl said t... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:42:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100830-gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-britain.html 2013-05-21T18:42:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100592-us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. The legislative proposal is a response to remarks last month by Secretary of State John Kerry that the U.S. could reduce its heightened defense posture in the region if ... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100592-us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard.html 2013-05-21T18:16:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099414-markets-choppy-ahead-bernanke-testimony.html LONDON (AP) — Markets were choppy Tuesday as investors remained cautious in the run-up to a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The Fed is conducting its third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing. The aim has been to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But a recent run of strong... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099414-markets-choppy-ahead-bernanke-testimony.html 2013-05-21T16:58:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099726-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. One-year-old Bolt, named after the Jamaican Olympic superstar sprinter Usain Bolt, and with an outstanding pedigree of pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099726-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html 2013-05-21T16:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Republican says he plans to let key sanctions legislation against Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR') lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. Sen. Mitch McConnell made the announcement Tuesday after meeting with Myanmar's president, Thein Sein (tayn sayn). The office of the bill's co-sponsor, Democratic Sen. Dianne Fe... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T20:24:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100336-kyrgyzstan-bent-evicting-us-air-base-2014.html BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. President Almazbek Atambayev has repeatedly pledged to shut the Manas Transit Center next year, dismissing U.S. assumptions the base would remain in exchange for high... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100336-kyrgyzstan-bent-evicting-us-air-base-2014.html 2013-05-21T16:18:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099466-afghanistan-deadly-24-hours-leave-14-police-dead.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's west. The deadly 24 hours came during a crucial season of fighting that is testing the abiliti... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099466-afghanistan-deadly-24-hours-leave-14-police-dead.html 2013-05-21T15:07:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099758-group-afghan-women-jailed-moral-crimes.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday. New York-based Human Rights Watch said 600 females are now detained u... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099758-group-afghan-women-jailed-moral-crimes.html 2013-05-21T13:57:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099874-rice-contamination-reported-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels of cad... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099874-rice-contamination-reported-china.html 2013-05-21T13:01:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority. As the country tries to rebu... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html 2013-05-21T12:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099814-thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market.html BANGKOK (AP) — Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' — edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 pe... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:22:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099814-thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market.html 2013-05-21T12:22:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099436-oil-price-to-96-traders-wait-fed.html The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was down 60 cents to $96.11 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 69 cents to close at $96.71 on Monday. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099436-oil-price-to-96-traders-wait-fed.html 2013-05-21T12:07:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099236-owner-chinese-boats-captain-beaten-nkoreans.html BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5 in what boat owner Yu Xuejun... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099236-owner-chinese-boats-captain-beaten-nkoreans.html 2013-05-21T10:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White House, underlines the imp... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html 2013-05-21T09:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097286-chinas-li-seeks-stronger-economic-ties-with-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides. Li spoke a day after holding meetings with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders played down a recent border dispute and stressed the aim of f... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097286-chinas-li-seeks-stronger-economic-ties-with-india.html 2013-05-21T09:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097192-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But recently... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097192-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html 2013-05-21T03:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2097426-apple-eye-star-turns-to-love-music.html HONG KONG (AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. After she graduated from the University of Southern California and returned home to Taiwan, her initial attempts to break into the island's music scene hit a brick wa... Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2097426-apple-eye-star-turns-to-love-music.html 2013-05-21T02:37:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098806-govt-presses-ahead-leak-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory — by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information. During... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098806-govt-presses-ahead-leak-case.html 2013-05-20T23:59:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first ... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html 2013-05-20T23:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein says that all perpetrators of inter-communal violence in the country will be brought to justice. Thein Sein made the comments Monday in a speech at a university in Washington after meeting President Barack Obama. Myanmar has been roiled by unrest between Buddhists and minority Muslims over the past year that ... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html 2013-05-20T21:36:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097280-pakistans-presumptive-pm-calls-taliban-talks.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Nawaz Sharif said "terrorism" was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to ... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097280-pakistans-presumptive-pm-calls-taliban-talks.html 2013-05-20T19:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098164-postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-tuesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and travel 4,190 miles to the Kwajal... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098164-postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-tuesday.html 2013-05-20T16:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098162-cannes-rolls-red-carpet-indian-movies.html CANNES, France (AP) — Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word — "Bollywood" — remains controversial. The French film festival has rolled out the red carpet for Indian cinema this year, with events including a gala dinner and screening Sunday of "Bombay Talkies," a portmanteau movie with four dire... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:34:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098162-cannes-rolls-red-carpet-indian-movies.html 2013-05-20T16:34:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing. North Korea regularly conducts short-range mi... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html 2013-05-20T16:28:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097310-suicide-bomber-kills-14-afghan-province-council.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility. Seeking to weaken the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents have been carrying ou... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097310-suicide-bomber-kills-14-afghan-province-council.html 2013-05-20T15:10:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097840-us-pakistan-curbing-explosive-fertilizers.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday. Brig. Gen. Robert P. Walters Jr., deputy director of the U.S. military's Joint IED Defeat Organization, spo... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:58:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097840-us-pakistan-curbing-explosive-fertilizers.html 2013-05-20T14:58:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2097554-japans-shield-straw-action-pic-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks. His Cannes Film Festival entry "Shield of Straw" is a robust thriller about a team of police tasked with escorting a child-killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head safely across the country. "It was extremely difficult to shoot all the sc... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2097554-japans-shield-straw-action-pic-cannes.html 2013-05-20T11:48:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097232-oil-price-falls-96-barrel.html BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 55 cents to $95.47 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 86 cents... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097232-oil-price-falls-96-barrel.html 2013-05-20T10:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097226-china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew.html BEIJING (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies. Boat owner Yu Xuejun, who wasn't aboard, first publicized the seizure on his microblog late Saturday, and on Mond... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097226-china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew.html 2013-05-20T10:30:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097236-china-sentences-underground-bank-operator-to-death.html BEIJING (AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Lin Haiyan was convicted of "illegal fundraising" for collecting 640 million yuan ($100 million) from investors by promising high returns and low ris... Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097236-china-sentences-underground-bank-operator-to-death.html 2013-05-20T08:45:45Z