http://www.mail.com/people/16896-tony-blair.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/16896-tony-blair.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now faces a challenge from his most vocal critics — his own employees. Workers have barricaded the front of ThisDay newspapers in Lagos, hoping to force publisher Nduka Obaigbena into paying them as m... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html 2013-05-10T15:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html LONDON (AP) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott contacts with Israeli academics. The University of Cambridge released a statement Wednesday indicating that Hawking had told the Israelis last week that he wo... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:19:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html 2013-05-08T22:19:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034390-blackstone-founder-creates-300m-china-scholarship.html BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. private equity tycoon announced Sunday the establishment of a $300 million endowed scholarship program in China for students from around the world, and billed it as a rival to the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Stephen A. Schwarzman, founder of the private equity firm Blackstone, said he would give $100 million as a personal gift an... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:44:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034390-blackstone-founder-creates-300m-china-scholarship.html 2013-04-21T13:44:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse. Soaring hymns, Biblical verse and fond remembrances echoed under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, as ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html 2013-04-17T21:44:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 serving prime ministers and dignitaries representing 170 countries accepted invitations to the solemn event, Downing Street said. Here's a look at some of the prominent figures on the guest list: ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html 2013-04-17T13:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world leaders and celebrities who were invited are some high profile would-be guests who sent regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan — whose husband had a cl... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html 2013-04-17T08:56:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008256-safricans-thatcher-help-hinder-apartheid.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans are still passionately divided over whether Margaret Thatcher helped or hindered the cruel system of white rule and prolonged the incarceration of Nelson Mandela. The heated discussions triggered by Thatcher's death show how influential South Africans believe she was on the fate... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:30:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008256-safricans-thatcher-help-hinder-apartheid.html 2013-04-09T19:30:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008452-death-thatcher-draws-scorn.html LONDON (AP) — While some Britons mourned the passing of Margaret Thatcher, others raised glasses of champagne in impromptu street parties. And "The Wizard of Oz" song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" is surging up the UK singles charts. A Guardian newspaper cartoon depicted Thatcher descending into hell, the Socialist Worker front page said "Rejoice," and a... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:33:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008452-death-thatcher-draws-scorn.html 2013-04-09T17:33:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prospe... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html 2013-04-09T00:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005286-thatcher-death-divides-world-opinion.html Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain's industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes and riots, and to stand beside the United States as the west triumphed in the Cold War versus the Soviet Union.... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:23:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005286-thatcher-death-divides-world-opinion.html 2013-04-08T20:23:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006146-thatcher-detonated-change-uk-business.html LONDON (AP) — It went beyond the Big Bang. Margaret Thatcher transformed the British economy over little more than a decade in office. She introduced free-market policies that helped the country throw off its postwar malaise and shook up the cozy world of banks and brokers with a flurry of deregulation — which came to be known as the "Big Bang" — that mad... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:38:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006146-thatcher-detonated-change-uk-business.html 2013-04-08T18:38:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1935280-mirren-reigns-britains-queen-the-audience.html LONDON (AP) — What is the point of a monarch? "The Audience," Peter Morgan's new play about Queen Elizabeth II, suggests that in a democracy such as Britain, one role of the sovereign may be as unofficial counselor and therapist to the country's elected leaders. The play stars Helen Mirren as Her Majesty, and focuses on the queen's rel... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:26:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1935280-mirren-reigns-britains-queen-the-audience.html 2013-03-06T12:26:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919014-database-britons-find-slave-owning-ancestors.html LONDON (AP) — A new database launched Wednesday lets Britons curious about their family history uncover some potentially uncomfortable information — whether their ancestors owned slaves. Researchers at University College London spent three years compiling a searchable listing of thousands of people who received compensation for loss of their "possessions"... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:00:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919014-database-britons-find-slave-owning-ancestors.html 2013-02-27T20:00:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913434-israel-us-test-anti-missile-system.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran. The Arrow 3 is part of a multilayered system that Israel is developing to protect against a range of missile threats... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:17:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913434-israel-us-test-anti-missile-system.html 2013-02-25T12:17:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894368-palestinian-rally-hunger-striker-turns-violent.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at several demonstrations in the West Bank held to support a prisoner observing an intermittent hunger strike to protest his incarceration. The Israeli military said about 500 Palestinians threw rocks and rolled burning tires at soldiers who responded with tear gas during the main rally... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:32:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894368-palestinian-rally-hunger-striker-turns-violent.html 2013-02-15T18:32:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864310-correction-obit-barney-scottie-story.html DALLAS (AP) — In stories Feb. 2, Feb. 1 and Nov. 2, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Christmas videos featuring President George W. Bush's Scottish terrier Barney were filmed with a tiny video camera on his collar. A collar with a tiny camera was created for that use but footage was never taken that way. Instead, the videos were filmed by camera operators follo... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864310-correction-obit-barney-scottie-story.html 2013-02-07T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863252-barney-white-house-scottie-dies.html DALLAS (AP) — Thousands have offered their condolences via Facebook over the death of Barney, President George W. Bush's beloved black Scottish terrier. Bush and his wife, Laura, released a statement Friday saying their famous 12-year-old pooch had died after suffering from lymphatic cancer. "Barney was by my side during our eight years in the White House... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863252-barney-white-house-scottie-dies.html 2013-02-02T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html LONDON (AP) — Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red mortar, an image Jewish leaders said was reminiscent of anti-Semitic propaganda. The political cartoon, which was published on Holocaust Memorial Day, shows Netanyahu wielding a long, sharp trowel a... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html 2013-01-28T18:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1811340-uk-detective-guilty-phone-hacking-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — A top British counterterrorism detective was found guilty Thursday of trying to sell information to one of Rupert Murdoch's tabloids, becoming the first person convicted on charges related to Britain's phone-hacking scandal since a police investigation was reopened in early 2011. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn was charged with misco... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1811340-uk-detective-guilty-phone-hacking-scandal.html 2013-01-10T16:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1790910-mccartney-god-particle-scientist-honors.html LONDON (AP) — Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds being honored by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year. The list is particularly heavy with Britain's Olympic heroes, but it also includes "Star W... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1790910-mccartney-god-particle-scientist-honors.html 2012-12-29T17:06:00Z