http://www.mail.com/people/11924-catherine-ashton.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/people/11924-catherine-ashton.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090086-iran-world-powers-to-resume-nuclear-talks.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says Tehran and the six world powers will resume talks on its nuclear program "in the near future." Saeed Jalili said Thursday that a new round of talks could take place either before or after elections in Iran next month. Jalili was speaking a day after he met with EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton i... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090086-iran-world-powers-to-resume-nuclear-talks.html 2013-05-16T11:49:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083926-iran-seeks-constructive-eu-stance-nuke-talks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran's nuclear negotiator is seeking a "constructive" response from the European Union's top diplomat in upcoming talks aimed at possibly restarting wider dialogue with the U.S. and other world powers. Wednesday's meeting in Istanbul comes more than a month after the last round between Iran and ... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:04:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083926-iran-seeks-constructive-eu-stance-nuke-talks.html 2013-05-14T10:04:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060810-pressure-bangladesh-retailers-to-factories.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish. Home to five factories that supplied clothing to retailers in Europe and the United States, the shoddily constructed building's collapse has put a focus on the high human price paid wh... Sat, 04 May 2013 02:38:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060810-pressure-bangladesh-retailers-to-factories.html 2013-05-04T02:38:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html VIENNA (AP) — The European Union says its senior diplomat will meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator on May 15 as a follow-up to the last round of six-power negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program. That meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, ended on April 6 with the two sides still far apart. The six want Iran to stop enriching uranium to a level just a technical ... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html 2013-05-02T17:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046086-unidentified-victims-bangladesh-collapse-buried.html JURAIN, Bangladesh (AP) — Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the eight-story building they worked in collapsed, killing more than 400 people and injuring thousands. Hundreds attended the traditional Muslim funeral and many more watched from the roo... Thu, 02 May 2013 03:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046086-unidentified-victims-bangladesh-collapse-buried.html 2013-05-02T03:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between the Balkan neighbors, end years of acrimony and put them both on a solid path to European Union membership. The tentative deal culminated months of tense negotiations and showed determination of both Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosov... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:44:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html 2013-04-19T18:44:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005720-serbia-rejects-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia rejected on Monday a European Union-brokered deal for reconciliation with its former province of Kosovo — a defiant move that could jeopardize the Balkan country's EU membership aspirations and fuel tensions in the region. The EU had given Serbia until Tuesday to say whether it would relinquish its effective control over nor... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:57:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005720-serbia-rejects-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-08T19:57:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004934-serbia-to-reject-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia will on Monday reject a European Union-brokered deal for its former province of Kosovo, the country's most powerful leader said — a defiant move that could jeopardize the Balkan country's EU membership aspirations and fuel tensions in the Balkans. The European Union has given Serbia until Tuesday to say whether it would reli... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:13:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004934-serbia-to-reject-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-08T13:13:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, extending years of inconclusive talks and adding to concerns the diplomatic window on reaching a deal with Tehran may soon close. Expectations the negotiations were making progress rose... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:19:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html 2013-04-06T21:19:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992722-serbia-kosovo-talks-fail-to-reach-accord.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon EU-mediated talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have broken up without a deal, the participants said early Wednesday. The talks, which took place in Brussels, were an attempt to resolve one of the most difficult issues dividing the two sides — the status of Serb-dominated northern Kosovo, an EU official said. The talks ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:15:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992722-serbia-kosovo-talks-fail-to-reach-accord.html 2013-04-02T23:15:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950994-mortar-shells-damascus-kill-3-wound-50.html BEIRUT (AP) — Mortar shells struck a residential area in central Syria Wednesday, killing three people and wounding more than 50, including a number of women and children, state-run news agency said. The latest mortar attacks came as Syrian government troops fought fierce battles with rebels for control of key neighborhoods in the northeast of the capital... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:40:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950994-mortar-shells-damascus-kill-3-wound-50.html 2013-03-13T18:40:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951058-eu-representative-killed-rocket-attack-syria.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union staff member has been killed in a rocket attack near Damascus, the Syrian capital, the EU announced Wednesday. Ahmad Shihadeh, a policy officer with the EU delegation in Syria, was killed Tuesday in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, where he lived, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Wednesday. A spokesman for Ashto... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:02:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951058-eu-representative-killed-rocket-attack-syria.html 2013-03-13T13:02:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945608-mortar-shells-hit-damascus-neighborhood-killing-6.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mortar shells struck a predominantly Christian neighborhood and a football stadium at game time in Damascus on Monday, killing six civilians and wounding at least 24 in what appeared to be an escalating campaign by rebels to sow fear in the Syrian capital. Opposition fighters trying to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad have stepp... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:06:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945608-mortar-shells-hit-damascus-neighborhood-killing-6.html 2013-03-11T20:06:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945510-french-official-syrian-rebels-arms.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will soon have to consider allowing munitions to be funneled to the outgunned Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad, the French foreign minister said Monday. But an international diplomat trying to achieve peace in Syria countered that, without a political solution, the country risks descending t... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:19:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945510-french-official-syrian-rebels-arms.html 2013-03-11T16:19:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932338-eu-concerned-pressure-jailed-ex-pms-lawyer.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Top European Union officials are warning Ukraine against a possible move to strip a lawyer for jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of parliamentary immunity. The lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, is accusing the authorities of preparing to arrest him in order to deprive Tymoshenko of a qualified attorney. A Kiev court is due to decid... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932338-eu-concerned-pressure-jailed-ex-pms-lawyer.html 2013-03-05T11:54:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918234-world-powers-coax-iran-saving-nuclear-talks.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and prevent it from building an atomic weapon. The offer was hailed by Saeed Jalili, Iran's top official at diplomatic talks in Kazakhstan, who said it repr... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918234-world-powers-coax-iran-saving-nuclear-talks.html 2013-02-27T22:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915654-small-steps-forward-sought-iran-nuclear-talks.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Seeking even a small step forward in a yearslong dispute, negotiators from Iran and six world powers mulled options Tuesday for preserving Tehran's nuclear program while still trying to keep it from becoming an atomic arsenal. It was the latest meeting in excruciatingly technical diplomatic discussions. Iran spent the day studyin... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:18:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915654-small-steps-forward-sought-iran-nuclear-talks.html 2013-02-26T17:18:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915752-russias-foreign-minister-defends-anti-gay-bill.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday rejected criticism from the Dutch government and the European Union about proposed legislation that would outlaw "homosexual propaganda." Responding to Dutch assertions that the legislation may be contrary to Russia's international obligations, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there were no such obliga... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:22:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915752-russias-foreign-minister-defends-anti-gay-bill.html 2013-02-26T10:22:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898820-eu-ministers-reject-arming-syrian-rebels.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers announced Monday that they were keeping current sanctions against Syria in place for three months, rejecting attempts to alter an embargo on the country so that arms could be funneled to rebels fighting President Bashar Assad. However, in an apparent nod to the U.K, which had argued that the rebels should b... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:12:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898820-eu-ministers-reject-arming-syrian-rebels.html 2013-02-18T21:12:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899272-eu-launches-military-training-mission-mali.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Less than a year after Mali's military was heavily criticized for seizing power in a coup, it will now start receiving advice from European experts on how to maintain control of its vast territory. On Monday, the European Union officially launched a training mission to the African nation. Its goal is to make the disparaged Malian army good... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:07:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899272-eu-launches-military-training-mission-mali.html 2013-02-18T18:07:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889542-kerry-response-to-nkorea-will-send-iran-message.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday. Kerry said nations must agree on a "swift, clear, strong and credible response" to Pyongyang's third nuclear test and the au... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:15:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889542-kerry-response-to-nkorea-will-send-iran-message.html 2013-02-14T01:15:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1884450-kerry-eyes-europe-mideast-1st-trip-overseas.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from the staid chambers of the Senate, Secretary of State John Kerry has been presented with a full plate of global crises as he plots his maiden voyage abroad: Egypt in chaos, Syria engulfed in civil war, moribund Mideast peace talks and North Korea threatening to detonate an atomic bomb while Iran moves closer to developing one of its own. ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1884450-kerry-eyes-europe-mideast-1st-trip-overseas.html 2013-02-11T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873510-kerry-us-retreat-world-stage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday that the United States will not retreat from the world stage due to budget constraints or the complexity of global challenges. Speaking after being ceremonially sworn into office by Vice President Joe Biden, Kerry said his military service in Vietnam taught him the cost of failed diplomacy. H... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873510-kerry-us-retreat-world-stage.html 2013-02-06T21:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870944-bulgaria-links-hezbollah-to-attack-israelis.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hezbollah was behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, investigators said Tuesday, describing a sophisticated bombing carried out by a terrorist cell that included Canadian and Australian citizens. The announcement brought renewed pressure on the European Union from the U.S., Israel and Canada to ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870944-bulgaria-links-hezbollah-to-attack-israelis.html 2013-02-05T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869942-us-urges-europe-to-take-action-hezbollah.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration called Tuesday for Europe to take "proactive action" to disrupt the Hezbollah organization following an investigation that tied the group to the deadly bombing of a bus filled with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year. In strongly worded statements, Secretary of State John Kerry and White House counterterrorism... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869942-us-urges-europe-to-take-action-hezbollah.html 2013-02-05T20:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870406-international-officials-discuss-un-force-mali.html BRUSSELS (AP) — International officials said Tuesday they are discussing the possibility of using a U.N. force to provide long-term security in the troubled African country of Mali so that a political transition can take place. Any such decision would have to be approved by the U.N. Security Council. The current African-led support mission to Mali might b... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870406-international-officials-discuss-un-force-mali.html 2013-02-05T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1869230-bulgaria-links-hezbollah-to-bombing-israelis.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hezbollah was behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, investigators said Tuesday, describing a sophisticated bombing carried out by a terrorist cell that included Canadian and Australian citizens. The first major announcement in the investigation carried broad diplomatic implications, as countrie... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1869230-bulgaria-links-hezbollah-to-bombing-israelis.html 2013-02-05T17:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869438-iran-nuclear-talks-with-west-feb-26.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has agreed to hold talks with six world powers in Kazakhstan on Feb. 26 over its nuclear program, Iranian state TV said Tuesday. The TV says the timing of the talks was confirmed following a phone conversation Tuesday between the offices of Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, and EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashto... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869438-iran-nuclear-talks-with-west-feb-26.html 2013-02-05T16:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865100-iran-positive-noncommittal-talks-with-us.html MUNICH (AP) — Iran's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program but didn't commit to accepting the offer — insisting that Washington must show "fair and real" intentions to resolve the issue and complaining about "threatening rhetoric." Ali Akbar Salehi insis... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865100-iran-positive-noncommittal-talks-with-us.html 2013-02-03T13:24:00Z