http://www.mail.com/subjects/1320-diplomacy.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/subjects/1320-diplomacy.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T17:46:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. With its appeal, the Syrian National Coalition sought to bolster embattled rebel forces in Qusair who for a fourth str... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html 2013-05-22T17:43:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong H... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T16:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102638-amid-signs-turmoil-sudan-oil-will-flow.html JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. An official in South Sudan's oil ministry earlier told The Associated Press that Sudan had blocked the export of South Su... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102638-amid-signs-turmoil-sudan-oil-will-flow.html 2013-05-22T16:10:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html 2013-05-22T07:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. Two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition said the group first wants ironclad guarantees of Assad's departure as part of any transition deal and more weap... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html 2013-05-21T18:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099732-israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's chief peace negotiator said Tuesday that the current stalemate with the Palestinians is harmful for Israel, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Israel for his latest push to restart long-dormant talks. Tzipi Livni told a parliamentary committee that resuming negotiations was "first and foremost... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099732-israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-israel.html 2013-05-21T17:42:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100338-us-envoy-cuba-engages-critics-offline.html HAVANA (AP) — The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders have referred to the Internet as "a wild colt" to be tamed and make access difficult for all but a few. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100338-us-envoy-cuba-engages-critics-offline.html 2013-05-21T17:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099812-fighting-2nd-day-army-rebels-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. A Congolese military spokesman Col. Olivier Hamuli said that the fighting in the village of Mutaho, 10 kilom... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099812-fighting-2nd-day-army-rebels-congo.html 2013-05-21T16:35:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099544-death-zimbabwe-unusual-us-charge.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a 34-year-old Zimbabwe man. Prosecutors say the driver, Andrew Pastirik of Woodbridge, Va., was drunk when he struck and kil... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099544-death-zimbabwe-unusual-us-charge.html 2013-05-21T14:16:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia. Kerry left Washington on Monday for Oman where he will have discussions with the sultan of t... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html 2013-05-20T23:55:34Z 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/2098210-dept-reports-anti-semitism-increase.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council, was named special envoy as the State Department released its annual report on religious... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098210-dept-reports-anti-semitism-increase.html 2013-05-20T18:01:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097964-kerry-challenges-congress-diplomats-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security. His comments come as the Republicans continue to press for answers about the Obama administration's handling of last year's deadly att... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097964-kerry-challenges-congress-diplomats-security.html 2013-05-20T16:11:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095906-syrian-troops-push-strategic-rebel-held-town.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast. With the regime scoring gains on the battlefield, the U.S. and Russia could f... Sun, 19 May 2013 19:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095906-syrian-troops-push-strategic-rebel-held-town.html 2013-05-19T19:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance Minister Yair Lapid's assessment, delivered in a published interview Sunday just days before the arrival of U.S... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html 2013-05-19T18:32:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic outpost and the visiting U.S. ambassador left so poorly protected? Should the Pentagon have ru... Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html 2013-05-19T12:26:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Ko... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html 2013-05-18T18:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2093760-benghazi-probe-co-chair-subpoenaed-house-panel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigated last year's attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, to answer questions about the panel's findings behind closed doors. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a statement Friday ... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2093760-benghazi-probe-co-chair-subpoenaed-house-panel.html 2013-05-17T21:53:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092006-cuban-prisoner-settles-lawsuit-md-company.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn't properly warned about or prepared for the risks of working in the communist nation. Alan Gross and his wife filed the lawsuit in November against the U.S. government and Bethesda, Md.,-based Dev... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:17:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092006-cuban-prisoner-settles-lawsuit-md-company.html 2013-05-16T23:17:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089586-badgered-obama-acts-republicans-unsatisfied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. The efforts did little to satisfy Republicans, who see ... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089586-badgered-obama-acts-republicans-unsatisfied.html 2013-05-16T21:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090326-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein. In a statement, the U.N. envoy... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:49:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090326-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html 2013-05-16T20:49:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089568-obama-calls-congress-to-fund-embassy-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Obama's call was the second step in as many days designed to combat GOP char... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089568-obama-calls-congress-to-fund-embassy-security.html 2013-05-16T20:44:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089918-watchdog-israel-trying-to-legalize-settlements.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. The government announced its move this week in a filing to the Supreme Court, threatening to cast a shadow over Se... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089918-watchdog-israel-trying-to-legalize-settlements.html 2013-05-16T19:27:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the public, according to emails released Wednesday by the White House. Under pressure in the investigation that contin... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html 2013-05-16T00:21:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict. The United States co-... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html 2013-05-15T23:13:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allegations. The anonymous operative said the CIA had failed to halt this "disturbing activity" despite Moscow as... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html 2013-05-15T20:17:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087764-cyprus-moon-rock-40-years.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus may finally get its piece of the moon. Some 40 years ago, the Mediterranean island nation was supposed to receive a 1.1 gram piece of moon rock from the United States. The rock was one of 270 such lunar samples U.S. astronauts brought back from Apollo moon missions in 1969 and 1972 that the Nixon administration gave as gifts ... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:57:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087764-cyprus-moon-rock-40-years.html 2013-05-15T16:57:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security forces. Every May 15, Palestinians hold rallies to commemorate the "nakba," or "catastrophe" — the term the... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html 2013-05-15T16:31:37Z