http://www.mail.com/subjects/14510-foreign-policy.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/14510-foreign-policy.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086662-china-questions-japan-rule-okinawa.html BEIJING (AP) — China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. The tactic, however, appears to have done little but harden Tokyo's stance. Japan refuses to offer any c... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086662-china-questions-japan-rule-okinawa.html 2013-05-15T11:03:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties. Myanmar state television announced the U.S. visit Monday, saying it comes at the invitation of President Barack Obama. It gave no exact date, but congressional s... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html 2013-05-13T23:17:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2080424-irans-cunning-rafsanjani-seeks-shot.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani would seek to reclaim the office. On Sunday, the money changers reopened early amid a mini-surge in Iran's gasping economy after Rafsanjani joined the race. Tehran's stock exchange nudge... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2080424-irans-cunning-rafsanjani-seeks-shot.html 2013-05-12T17:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074294-group-10000-dissidents-detained-eritrea.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Eritrea's government has jailed about 10,000 dissidents without charge or trial over the years, a rights group said in report Thursday, describing the Horn of Africa nation as one of the world's most repressive states. The new report by Amnesty International said those held in detention include suspected critics of the governm... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074294-group-10000-dissidents-detained-eritrea.html 2013-05-09T16:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043842-samsung-to-block-access-to-app-store-iran.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22. The move is seen as part of international sanctions on the country over its disputed nuclear program. The West has imposed banking and insurance sanctions on Iran... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043842-samsung-to-block-access-to-app-store-iran.html 2013-04-26T10:04:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043376-bush-clinton-families-stage-texas.html DALLAS (AP) — They have dominated American politics for the past three decades: the Bush and Clinton families, taking turns in a string of positions of power and influence. The dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library on Thursday shines a spotlight on two of the nation's most prominent political dynasties — and the prospect of another White Hou... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:01:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043376-bush-clinton-families-stage-texas.html 2013-04-25T07:01:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039038-germany-rejects-eu-hint-easing-austerity-drive.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Tuesday defended the policy of tightening the budgets in a number of European countries despite a blunt warning from a top European Union official that the 27-nation bloc's austerity drive "has reached its limits." "If we were to give up the policy of consolidating the budgets in Europe, if we were to fall back to the old policy... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039038-germany-rejects-eu-hint-easing-austerity-drive.html 2013-04-23T15:31:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036380-china-north-korea-nuclear-test.html BEIJING (AP) — China's top general said a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and other regional parties. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fang Fenghui said Beijing firmly opposes the North's nuclear weapons program and wants to work with others on negotiations to end it. He ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:22:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036380-china-north-korea-nuclear-test.html 2013-04-23T00:22:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037032-eu-lifts-syria-oil-embargo-to-bolster-rebels.html LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union on Monday lifted its oil embargo on Syria to provide more economic support to the forces fighting to oust President Bashar Assad's regime. The decision will allow for crude exports from rebel-held territory, the import of oil and gas production technology, and investments in the Syrian oil industry, the EU said in a st... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:33:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037032-eu-lifts-syria-oil-embargo-to-bolster-rebels.html 2013-04-22T18:33:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034360-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey to speed up and cement an American-brokered rapprochement with Israel, and he explored with Palestinian officials new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. Kerry tried to advance those second-term foreign policy priorities for President Barack Obama in meetings with Turkey's forei... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034360-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html 2013-04-21T19:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027244-young-nkoreans-train-to-seek-revenge-us.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's newest batch of future soldiers — scrawny 11-year-olds with freshly shaved heads — punch the air as they practice taekwondo on the grounds of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School. Students and teachers here say they're studying harder these days to prepare for a fight. Across the country, banners, slogans and ar... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027244-young-nkoreans-train-to-seek-revenge-us.html 2013-04-19T08:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028238-kerry-disappointed-talks-with-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry called for patience despite widespread frustration with the recent failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program and growing fears of Tehran developing a weapon of mass destruction. Testifying Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry said he ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:42:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028238-kerry-disappointed-talks-with-iran.html 2013-04-18T15:42:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020886-irans-reformists-stake-long-shot-hopes-khatami.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — It's difficult to measure how much lifeblood is left in Iran's pro-reform factions after four years of punishment. Its leaders are incommunicado under house arrest. Street protests after a hotly disputed presidential election are just a memory, and the public mood is far more preoccupied these days about the country's sanctions-stifled economy. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:08:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020886-irans-reformists-stake-long-shot-hopes-khatami.html 2013-04-15T18:08:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017274-goal-nuclear-free-nkorea-tests-us-china-ties.html BEIJING (AP) — Bound by threats from North Korea, the U.S. and China agreed Saturday to rid the bellicose nation of nuclear weapons in a test of whether the world powers can shelve years of rivalry and discord, and unite in fostering global stability. Beyond this latest attempt to restrain North Korea, the burgeoning nuclear crisis has so frustrated the U... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:59:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017274-goal-nuclear-free-nkorea-tests-us-china-ties.html 2013-04-13T21:59:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017520-kerry-us-china-pledge-to-work-together-nkorea.html BEIJING (AP) — U.S. and Chinese leaders said Saturday that their countries are committed to finding a peaceful way to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. "We are determined to make that goal a reality," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with Chinese officials and before having dinner with China's foreign policy chief, Yang Jiechi. "C... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:08:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017520-kerry-us-china-pledge-to-work-together-nkorea.html 2013-04-13T13:08:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015116-iran-negotiator-sanctions-step-step.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian negotiator suggests that "step by step" progress can be made toward lifting sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program. Ali Bagheri told state TV that Iran hopes the international talks can resume with a "constructive, clear and functional response" toward Iran. The West has imposed several rounds of punishing sanctions on I... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:20:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015116-iran-negotiator-sanctions-step-step.html 2013-04-12T07:20:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012794-iran-candidate-vows-constructive-diplomacy.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's former nuclear negotiator, now a candidate in Iran's presidential election, pledged Thursday to improve rocky relations with the West if he is elected. Hasan Rohani is considered a leading candidate in the June election because of his centrist views and close ties to Iran's ruling clerics. A top supporter said he favors negotiat... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:25:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012794-iran-candidate-vows-constructive-diplomacy.html 2013-04-11T12:25:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007380-iran-unveils-uranium-sites-renews-defiant-tone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With words of defiance, Iran announced two nuclear-related projects Tuesday that expand capabilities to extract and process uranium — modest advances in Tehran's atomic efforts but ones symbolic of its refusal to slow nuclear work even as talks with world powers over the disputed program remain deadlocked. The twin sites reflect Tehran... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007380-iran-unveils-uranium-sites-renews-defiant-tone.html 2013-04-09T17:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006340-stalled-talks-with-iran-nukes-boost-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program has jumpstarted the congressional push for even tougher sanctions aimed at crippling the economy in Tehran. The latest talks this past weekend in Kazakhstan proved inconclusive as the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany p... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:57:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006340-stalled-talks-with-iran-nukes-boost-sanctions.html 2013-04-08T19:57:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2005330-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies sanctions or refers the case to the U.N. Security Council, a leading lawmaker warned Monday. Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran cannot remain an NPT member while it is punished for exercising ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2005330-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html 2013-04-08T14:34:20Z 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/1999906-nkorea-aggression-strengthen-us-china-bond.html WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's flagging policy pivot to Asia. The architect of the administration's Asia policy described a subtle change in ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1999906-nkorea-aggression-strengthen-us-china-bond.html 2013-04-05T07:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Few imagined Myanmar would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The country's rapid changes were lauded by visiting Western leaders, and the nation's president was hailed as a hero. But spasms of spreading, communal violence show the reform path is bumpier than expected and have taken the sheen off a foreig... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:02:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html 2013-04-04T12:02:46Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995774-tweet-daily-show-boomerangs-us-embassy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Yikes! It seems "The Daily Show" and diplomacy don't mix. That's the lesson the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is learning the hard way after being rebuked by both the Egyptian government and the State Department for causing an international incident. The embassy tweeted a link to a Jon Stewart monologue that mocked Egypt's president — offending ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995774-tweet-daily-show-boomerangs-us-embassy.html 2013-04-03T20:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994690-timeline-month-provocations-north-korea.html North Korea has delivered a drumbeat of war threats and ominous announcements since March 7, when the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions against it for conducting a nuclear test in February. Here are the most significant: — March 7: Before the U.N. vote, a spokesman for Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry says North Korea will exercise its right f... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994690-timeline-month-provocations-north-korea.html 2013-04-03T06:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the first time in years, the United States has seen a glimmer of hope in persuading Iran to curb its nuclear enrichment program so it cannot quickly or easily make an atomic bomb. Negotiations ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html 2013-04-02T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991166-iranians-rebel-price-beloved-pistachio.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — This should be the time of year that nut shop owner Mohammad Ahmadi counts his profits, after the recent Persian new year holiday when Iranians scarf up huge amounts of their iconic snack, pistachios. Instead, he and others in the trade are staring at piles of unsold nuts. Iranians have rebelled against a nut that is as linked to their... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:06:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991166-iranians-rebel-price-beloved-pistachio.html 2013-04-01T18:06:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983640-iran-nkorea-syria-block-un-arms-trade-treaty.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade for the first time, saying it fails to ban sales to terrorists, but other countries refused to let the treaty die. The treaty's adoption required agreement by all 193 U.N. member states, but some countrie... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:39:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983640-iran-nkorea-syria-block-un-arms-trade-treaty.html 2013-03-29T02:39:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1981812-stumbles-skorean-leader-distract-month-job.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye's honeymoon was over before it even began. Only a month on the job, Park has stumbled repeatedly in the face of bitter opposition to policy proposals and her choices for top government posts. Half a dozen Cabinet appointees have quit under clouds. The latest is Han Man-soo, who withdrew his no... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:21:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1981812-stumbles-skorean-leader-distract-month-job.html 2013-03-28T02:21:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981798-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure plans — a direct challenge to the World Bank that they accuse of Western bias. But the rulers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa —known as the BRICS group —were unab... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:27:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981798-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html 2013-03-27T17:27:53Z