http://www.mail.com/subjects/14508-embassies.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/subjects/14508-embassies.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161074-us-tries-saving-taliban-talks-karzai-objects.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants. What provoked the mercurial Karzai ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:17:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161074-us-tries-saving-taliban-talks-karzai-objects.html 2013-06-19T20:17:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157904-yemen-protesters-demand-gitmo-detainees-release.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni and American rights protesters have staged a demonstration in front of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, demanding release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainees. Mohammed Nagi of Yemen-based National Organization For Defending Rights and Freedom known as Hood says activists are demanding that President Barak Obama enforce his pledge to close Guan... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:50:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157904-yemen-protesters-demand-gitmo-detainees-release.html 2013-06-17T20:50:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154974-series-attacks-kill-51-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. Violence has spiked sharply in Iraq in recent... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:55:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154974-series-attacks-kill-51-people-iraq.html 2013-06-16T19:55:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html CAIRO (AP) — The minute professional diver Mohammed Ibrahim, a Syrian, heard that Egypt's president had cut relations with Syria and closed its embassy, he jumped into a bus and traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) from a Red Sea resort city to Cairo to try to get official papers for his long-planned emigration to the United States. Standing with his l... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:55:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html 2013-06-16T18:55:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. Mohammed Morsi told thousands of supporters at a rally in C... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html 2013-06-15T21:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html LONDON (AP) — The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office letterhead, said carriers should deny Snowden boarding because "the individual is highly likely to be ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html 2013-06-14T16:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147226-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four months and a day in prison, a court official said. The defense called the sentence far too harsh. The two French and a German member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen maintained dur... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147226-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html 2013-06-12T22:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147120-top-military-leader-disputes-diplomat-benghazi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, disputing a former top diplomat's claim that the unit might have helped Americans under siege. Army Gen. Martin Demp... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:45:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147120-top-military-leader-disputes-diplomat-benghazi.html 2013-06-12T17:45:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145056-libya-army-chief-vows-to-militias-this-year.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim army chief of staff insisted Tuesday that militias will have to lay down their arms or join the military by year's end after 31 people were killed in protests against the militia forces. Speaking in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the deadly clashes erupted over the weekend, killing mostly civilians, Col. Salem Qi... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:48:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145056-libya-army-chief-vows-to-militias-this-year.html 2013-06-11T20:48:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139916-anti-hezbollah-protester-killed-lebanon.html BEIRUT (AP) — Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday during a rally against the militant group's participation in the Syrian civil war. One protester was killed, a senior Lebanese military official and witnesses said. A military statement said the protes... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:34:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139916-anti-hezbollah-protester-killed-lebanon.html 2013-06-09T23:34:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138610-pakistan-summons-us-envoy-drone-strike.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Just days after taking power, Pakistan's new government summoned a top U.S. envoy Saturday to lodge a protest over a U.S. drone strike, suggesting that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's team fully intends to make good on its promise to aggressively push for an end to such strikes. Friday night's drone strike near the Afghan border, which was ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:25:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138610-pakistan-summons-us-envoy-drone-strike.html 2013-06-08T15:25:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134336-heavy-security-tunisia-to-protect-erdogan.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — As Turkey's leader visited Tunisia on Thursday, two small demonstrations took place in Tunis in support of the anti-government protests taking place in Turkey. But no violence was reported as Tunisia's military protected the Turkish Embassy. Armored vehicles backed by squads of riot police surrounded the embassy and kept 100 proteste... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:11:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134336-heavy-security-tunisia-to-protect-erdogan.html 2013-06-06T17:11:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132936-ghana-detains-124-chinese-illegal-gold-mining.html BEIJING (AP) — Police in Ghana have detained 124 Chinese workers suspected of illegally mining gold in the resource-rich West African country, the Chinese Embassy said. Authorities conducted raids in areas near mines where Chinese live, including at a hotel in Ghana's central region of Ashanti over the weekend, and by Wednesday had detained 124, the Chine... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:32:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132936-ghana-detains-124-chinese-illegal-gold-mining.html 2013-06-06T08:32:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2127950-syrian-army-advances-qusair-damascus-suburb.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops advanced toward the center of the strategic town of Qusair near the border with Lebanon and chased rebels from another key district on the edge of Damascus on Tuesday, officials said, solidifying gains that have shifted the balance of power in the regime's favor in recent weeks. In the past two months, the Syrian army ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2127950-syrian-army-advances-qusair-damascus-suburb.html 2013-06-04T18:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2125534-bradley-manning-trial-3-years-arrest.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — More than three years ago, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arrested in Iraq and charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Since then, he admitted to sending troves of material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and pleaded guilty to charges that would send him to prison for up to 20 years. The U.S. mili... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:42:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2125534-bradley-manning-trial-3-years-arrest.html 2013-06-03T14:42:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-member delegation, ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:05:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html 2013-06-02T21:05:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123388-egypt-blasts-us-warning-incidents-pyramids.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Antiquities' Ministry has criticized a U.S. Embassy message to American citizens in the country, urging them to be extra cautious because of recent incidents near the pyramids in Giza. A ministry statement on Saturday says the warning is "baseless." An embassy message earlier this week urged Americans to "elevate their situational awa... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:31:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123388-egypt-blasts-us-warning-incidents-pyramids.html 2013-06-01T17:31:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2119004-11-vanish-mexico-city-bar-suspected-kidnap.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were brazenly kidnapped in broad daylight from an after-hours bar in Mexico City's Zona Rosa, a normally calm district of offices, restaurants, drinking spots and dance clubs, anguished relatives said Thursday. The apparent mass abduction purportedly happened sometime between 10 a.m. and noon on Sunday morning just o... Fri, 31 May 2013 03:50:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2119004-11-vanish-mexico-city-bar-suspected-kidnap.html 2013-05-31T03:50:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120134-apnewsbreak-ore-muslim-sues-fbi-claims-torture.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An American Muslim who says he was beaten with batons by prison interrogators while held in solitary confinement overseas for more than three months has sued the FBI and State Department, claiming the torture was done at their behest. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Oregon seeks $30 million and several injunction... Thu, 30 May 2013 23:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120134-apnewsbreak-ore-muslim-sues-fbi-claims-torture.html 2013-05-30T23:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118128-xi-obama-to-strike-up-relationship-summit.html BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping face weighty issues when they meet at a private estate in California next week, but their most important task may simply be establishing a strong rapport. Tucked away at a mansion with a private golf course on the edge of the Mojave Desert, Obama and Xi will search for the kind of pers... Thu, 30 May 2013 15:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118128-xi-obama-to-strike-up-relationship-summit.html 2013-05-30T15:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2115900-nkorea-sanctions-squeeze-cash-aid-groups.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons program are having unintended consequences: halting money transfers by foreign humanitarian groups working to help those most in need and forcing some agencies to carry suitcases of cash in from outside. At the same time, some restrictions are meant ... Thu, 30 May 2013 04:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2115900-nkorea-sanctions-squeeze-cash-aid-groups.html 2013-05-30T04:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2116150-ariz-mother-7-fights-drug-allegation-mexico.html PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona mother of seven accused of trying to smuggle marijuana into the U.S. had a court hearing Wednesday where her lawyer pushed for her release from a Mexico prison, saying she was set up. In an interview with The Associated Press after the hearing, lawyer Jose Francisco Benitez Paz expressed optimism that he had proven the charges ag... Wed, 29 May 2013 23:27:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2116150-ariz-mother-7-fights-drug-allegation-mexico.html 2013-05-29T23:27:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116912-us-troubled-verdicts-tunisia-embassy-attack.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Tunisia said Wednesday it is "deeply troubled" that the 20 people convicted of attacking the embassy last year only received suspended sentences. A mob of some 2,000 people, mostly religious conservatives, attacked the compound on Sept., 14, 2012, destroying cars, property, burning the American flag and a nearby A... Wed, 29 May 2013 19:15:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116912-us-troubled-verdicts-tunisia-embassy-attack.html 2013-05-29T19:15:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114280-gunfire-caracas-strip-club-hurts-2-us-officials.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two officials from the U.S. Embassy suffered gunshot wounds early Tuesday during an altercation at a strip club in Venezuela's crime-ridden capital, police and U.S. State Department officials said. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The circumstances of the shooting were unclear, with conflicting reports over wh... Wed, 29 May 2013 04:00:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114280-gunfire-caracas-strip-club-hurts-2-us-officials.html 2013-05-29T04:00:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115286-arizona-woman-fighting-drug-smuggling-allegation.html PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman is jailed in Mexico on accusations that she tried to smuggle nearly 12 pounds of marijuana into the United States. A court hearing was held Tuesday in Nogales, Sonora, for Yanira Maldonado, a mother of seven from the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear. Maldonado, 42, and her husband said they were returning from the funeral of her ... Wed, 29 May 2013 00:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115286-arizona-woman-fighting-drug-smuggling-allegation.html 2013-05-29T00:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115102-20-tunisians-convicted-attacking-us-embassy.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The lawyer for the 20 Tunisians accused of attacking the U.S. Embassy in Tunis says they have been convicted and given two-year suspended sentences. On Sept. 14, a mob of several thousand attacked the embassy in response to an American-made film considered insulting to Islam, and four demonstrators died. Some 73 people were arrested,... Tue, 28 May 2013 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115102-20-tunisians-convicted-attacking-us-embassy.html 2013-05-28T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114564-house-chairman-subpoenas-documents-benghazi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued subpoenas on Tuesday for State Department documents related to the widely debunked talking points about the cause of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is pressing for material from 10 curre... Tue, 28 May 2013 21:14:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114564-house-chairman-subpoenas-documents-benghazi.html 2013-05-28T21:14:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113718-ivory-coast-lashes-us-dept-report.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's communications minister has lashed out at the United States Embassy in Abidjan over a report citing restrictions on press freedom, including the suspension last year of several opposition media outlets. Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine said in a statement released late Monday that the report "contains deficiencies" that u... Tue, 28 May 2013 10:54:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113718-ivory-coast-lashes-us-dept-report.html 2013-05-28T10:54:08Z 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