http://www.mail.com/locations/66-europe.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/locations/66-europe.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161738-flood-damages-austrian-unesco-heritage-site.html VIENNA (AP) — A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty. Wednesday's storm turned the placid village creek into a torrent that flooded the village square, tearing up cobble stones in its wake. Houses and a hotel are partial... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161738-flood-damages-austrian-unesco-heritage-site.html 2013-06-19T13:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2161680-ap-photos-3-liligers-cavort-russian-zoo.html The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal — the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger. The first liliger was born in the zoo last year and now there's a second litter of three, all of them females. They were born in May and now have grown up en... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:33:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2161680-ap-photos-3-liligers-cavort-russian-zoo.html 2013-06-19T12:33:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161514-uk-girl-guides-drop-reference-to-god-pledge.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Girl Guides have dropped a reference to God in their pledge. Gone is the reference to loving God, replaced by a call to "be true to myself and develop my beliefs." The new pledge unveiled Wednesday does retain a reference to serving the queen. The long established British scouting organization — officially named Girlguiding — says ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161514-uk-girl-guides-drop-reference-to-god-pledge.html 2013-06-19T12:30:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161108-obama-lives-saved-nsa-programs.html BERLIN (AP) — Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats. "This is not a situation in which we are rifling through ordinary emails" of huge numbers of citizens ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:15:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161108-obama-lives-saved-nsa-programs.html 2013-06-19T12:15:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT. Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will hold talks later Wednesday with coalition partners — the Socialist Pasok and Democratic Left parties — who have opposed ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html 2013-06-19T12:12:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161482-imf-calls-urgent-steps-spain-unemployment.html MADRID (AP) — Spain faces the prospect of of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27 unemployment rate and free frozen credit to businesses so they can expand, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. A report issued by the IMF praised Spain's reforms ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161482-imf-calls-urgent-steps-spain-unemployment.html 2013-06-19T12:05:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161612-dutch-manure-silo-fall-kills-3-farmworkers.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police say three farmworkers have died and a fourth has been critically injured after they fell into a silo filled with manure for use as fertilizer in the northern town of Makkinga. Provincial police in Friesland, where the town is located, tweeted that it wasn't clear what caused the fall Wednesday. The victims' identities won't b... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161612-dutch-manure-silo-fall-kills-3-farmworkers.html 2013-06-19T11:55:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161086-turkeys-standing-man-to-join-ranks-icons.html The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul. The challenge by performance artist Erdem Gunduz is catching on with other protesters in Turkey, encouraged by social media into imitating his gesture across the country. It's too ear... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161086-turkeys-standing-man-to-join-ranks-icons.html 2013-06-19T11:40:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161322-air-france-klm-orders-25-wide-body-airbus-a350s.html LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Air France-KLM ordered 25 Airbus A350 jets on Wednesday, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week will be central to its plan to expand long-haul flights after years of struggling against discount carriers in Europe. The deal is worth around $7.2 billion at list prices but customers can negotiate steep di... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161322-air-france-klm-orders-25-wide-body-airbus-a350s.html 2013-06-19T11:09:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161346-uk-banking-commission-urges-better-standards.html LONDON (AP) — British bankers could soon be facing harsher penalties for behaving badly. After a year which has seen major scandals involving rate-rigging, money-laundering and rogue-trading rock the UK's financial industry, an influential parliamentary committee recommended Wednesday that senior bankers should be held more accountable for their bank's ac... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161346-uk-banking-commission-urges-better-standards.html 2013-06-19T11:02:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161340-bribery-trial-finmeccanica-ceo-opens.html MILAN (AP) — The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica , accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a crucial 560 million euro ($670 million) helicopter contract in India. Giuseppe Orsi, who resigned in February, faces charg... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:42:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161340-bribery-trial-finmeccanica-ceo-opens.html 2013-06-19T10:42:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161532-bartoli-withdraws-eastbourne.html EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Marion Bartoli of France has withdrawn from the Eastbourne grass-court tournament with a viral infection, giving No. 2-seeded Li Na of China a walkover into the quarterfinals. Bartoli, the 2011 champion, reached the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Monday. Later Wednesday, 2012 runner-up Ange... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161532-bartoli-withdraws-eastbourne.html 2013-06-19T10:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161106-un-452-refugees-displaced-people.html GENEVA (AP) — The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. Those are the highest numbers since 1994, when people fled genocide in Rwanda and bloodshed in former Yugoslavia. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161106-un-452-refugees-displaced-people.html 2013-06-19T10:29:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161062-obama-to-renew-calls-nuclear-reductions.html BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama will renew his call Wednesday to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, the White House said. Obama will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His address comes nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous Cold War spe... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161062-obama-to-renew-calls-nuclear-reductions.html 2013-06-19T10:12:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161492-man-united-to-title-defense-swansea.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — David Moyes was given a challenging start to life as Manchester United manager Wednesday, with his new team handed fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the first five matches of its Premier League title defense. Moyes already has a tough job replacing the great Alex Ferguson, who retired after nearly 27 tro... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161492-man-united-to-title-defense-swansea.html 2013-06-19T09:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161484-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. In recent years, the Cup final has had to share the spotlight with Premier League games. The English Football Association said Wednesday that the final will take place at Wembley Stadium on May 17 — a week after the Premier League se... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2161484-fa-cup-restored-match-english-season.html 2013-06-19T09:46:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161374-floods-close-lourdes-pilgrimage-site-pyrenees.html PARIS (AP) — Heavy floods in southwest France have forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Floodwaters swirled Wednesday in the grotto where nearly 6 million believers from around the world, many gravely ill, come every year seeking miracles and healing. It has been a major pilgrimag... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161374-floods-close-lourdes-pilgrimage-site-pyrenees.html 2013-06-19T09:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161312-currency-factors-weigh-retailer-hms-q2-profit.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday said profits fell by 11 percent in the second quarter due to the strong Swedish krona and increased markdowns as it tried to shift its products. The company said its net profit for the March-May period dropped to 4.66 billion kronor ($720 million) from 5.22 billion a year earlier. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161312-currency-factors-weigh-retailer-hms-q2-profit.html 2013-06-19T08:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html MOSCOW (AP) — Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been determined for the fire at the Chapaevsk military depot in the Samara re... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html 2013-06-18T21:25:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-ap-exclusive-us-war-games-send-signal-to-assad.html ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria. With the recent deployment of Patriot missiles near the Syrian border, and the mock Syrian accents of those playing ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-ap-exclusive-us-war-games-send-signal-to-assad.html 2013-06-18T21:25:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2160298-cuban-dissident-repression-forced-family-to-flee.html MIAMI (AP) — One of several Cuban dissidents recently allowed to visit Europe and the U.S. after Cuba changed its travel laws said Tuesday she decided to seek refuge in Miami after facing continued repression on the island. Rosa Maria Paya said she and her family have been the subject of threats, harassment and increased vigilance since her father's death... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2160298-cuban-dissident-repression-forced-family-to-flee.html 2013-06-18T21:02:56Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2160294-g-8-notebook-cameron-tweets-wwii-bomb-g-8-site.html 2013-06-18T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159320-italy-top-court-faults-amanda-knox-acquittal.html ROME (AP) — Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the young woman. In Marc... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159320-italy-top-court-faults-amanda-knox-acquittal.html 2013-06-18T20:25:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late Monday after a meeting between Conservative Prime Minister Antonis... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html 2013-06-18T19:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2159678-stuntwoman-sues-news-corp-alleged-phone-hack.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress. Eunice Huthart, of Liverpool, England, is the first person to sue the media company in the U.S. Her New York attorney, Norman Siege... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2159678-stuntwoman-sues-news-corp-alleged-phone-hack.html 2013-06-18T19:56:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158650-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/news/world/2158650-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html 2013-06-18T19:53:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159098-poland-germany-probe-nazi-led-unit-commander.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said Tuesday they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence to press charges and request his extradition from the United States. An Associated Press investigation revealed that Michael Karkoc, 94, entered the U.S. in 1949 by lyin... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159098-poland-germany-probe-nazi-led-unit-commander.html 2013-06-18T19:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158820-turkeys-defiant-pm-police-to-power.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday brushed aside international criticism over his government's crackdown on widespread demonstrations and vowed to increase the police's powers to deal with the unrest. Meanwhile, more than 90 people were detained in police raids linked to the protests. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's defiant stance appeared ai... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158820-turkeys-defiant-pm-police-to-power.html 2013-06-18T19:46:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2159748-datsyuk-red-wings-agree-225m-3-year-deal.html DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings accomplished their No. 1 goal of the offseason Tuesday by agreeing to a $22.5 million, three-year deal with Pavel Datsyuk. "It's a great day for the Red Wings," general manager Ken Holland said in a telephone interview. "He's is a world-class player and there are no moves I can make to find players like Pavel Datsyuk."... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2159748-datsyuk-red-wings-agree-225m-3-year-deal.html 2013-06-18T19:46:23Z