http://www.mail.com/subjects/1512-weapons-mass-destruction.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/1512-weapons-mass-destruction.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-ap-exclusive-us-war-games-send-signal-to-assad.html ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria. With the recent deployment of Patriot missiles near the Syrian border, and the mock Syrian accents of those playing ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-ap-exclusive-us-war-games-send-signal-to-assad.html 2013-06-18T21:25:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159922-israeli-premier-pressure-iran-continue.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president. Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed Iran's president-elect Hasan Rowhani spoke moderately but backs enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. The comments came after Russia's foreign minister ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159922-israeli-premier-pressure-iran-continue.html 2013-06-18T18:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The G-8 summit's joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace settlement, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday ahead of the document's publication. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the eight nations hav... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:53:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159188-russia-g-8-declaration-wont-mention-assads-fate.html 2013-06-18T12:53:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157702-obama-iranian-people-want-different-direction.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that it's not pursuing a nuclear weapon. Obama said in an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose airing Monday night that the Iranian e... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157702-obama-iranian-people-want-different-direction.html 2013-06-18T03:02:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. But there were also fissures among the three West... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence that has ravaged the Middle Eastern country during a two-year-old civil war. Obama acknowledged ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html 2013-06-17T21:15:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear where he draws the line: No halt to uranium enrichment and no direct U.S. dialogue without a pledge to stay out of Iranian affairs. ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html 2013-06-17T20:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their countries with extremist ideologies. Bashar Assad also dismissed the U.S. administration's findings that the Syrian army u... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html 2013-06-17T19:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's National Defense Commission, the powerful governing body led by leader Kim Jong Un, comes with caveats: No precondition... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html 2013-06-17T19:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152858-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-proxy-war.html President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite Muslims, and threatening the stability of Syria's neighbors. Arming the rebels is bound to heighten U.S. tensions with Russia, a staunch ally of Syrian Presi... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:35:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152858-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-proxy-war.html 2013-06-15T19:35:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put a proposed political settlement ou... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html 2013-06-15T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153758-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet stringent criteria for reliability. The Obama administration said this week that it will give lethal aid to Syrian rebels in light of evidence that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical wea... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153758-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html 2013-06-15T15:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to struggling rebels. Obama is expected to push Britain and France to take similar action when talks open in Northern Irelan... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html 2013-06-15T15:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people. But the international reaction Friday ranged from flat-out disbelief of the U.S. intelligence assessments to calls for negot... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-15T00:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of the Middle East. President Barack Obama has deepened U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing leth... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html 2013-06-14T20:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the supplies to reach fighters struggling in their clashes with Syrian President Bashar Assad. U.S. officials said the new aid wo... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-14T17:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151672-russia-disputes-us-claim-syria-chemical-weapons.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser says Moscow is not convinced with Washington's claim that Syrian regime had used chemical weapons against the opposition. Yuri Ushakov told reporters Friday that the information provided by U.S. officials to Russia "didn't look convincing." The White House said Thursday that the U.S. has con... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:20:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151672-russia-disputes-us-claim-syria-chemical-weapons.html 2013-06-14T10:20:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The grim estimate reflects the growing sectarian nature of the bloodshed as the regime of President Bashar Assad scores a series of batt... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-13T23:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150518-white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The White House blames the Syrian government for the attacks and says the casualty data is likely incomplete. It says it has no reliable, corroborated information to suggest that the Syrian opposition in the country's civil war has... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150518-white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150.html 2013-06-13T21:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146292-israeli-pm-warns-holocaust-iran.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his two-day visit to Poland, which Germany's Nazis occupied during World War II and where they committed the worst crimes ever against the Jewish people, with a stern warning about a potential Holocaust from Iran. Netanyahu said Wednesday the upcoming "so-called" Iranian presidential el... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:21:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146292-israeli-pm-warns-holocaust-iran.html 2013-06-12T20:21:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in with a comment of his own: Nothing will change regardless of the winner. It's a political fact of life in Iran, where the president is squarely on the world stage but holds little power to ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html 2013-06-12T18:14:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2141430-victims-saddam-era-gas-attack-seek-french-probe.html PARIS (AP) — Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers on Monday, saying executives knew what they were sending to the Iraqi dictator and bore some responsibility. An Iraqi official said the case serves as a warning to anyone who may still try to s... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:29:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2141430-victims-saddam-era-gas-attack-seek-french-probe.html 2013-06-10T14:29:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul's vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:02:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html 2013-06-10T04:02:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136956-iranian-candidates-quarrel-nuclear-talks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's eight presidential candidates quarreled about talks with world powers over the country's disputed nuclear program Friday as they held their final televised debate ahead of next week's election. Iran's president does not have control of central issues like nuclear development policy but does generally enjoy a close relationship w... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:25:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136956-iranian-candidates-quarrel-nuclear-talks.html 2013-06-07T20:25:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen a Red Cross communication lin... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html 2013-06-07T06:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133536-russia-red-line-crossed-syria-arms.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says reports about possible chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime should not be used as a pretext for a foreign invasion, saying a more thorough probe is needed. Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that investigators must also look into claims of chemical weapons use by Syrian rebels. France and Britain this week pointe... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:49:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133536-russia-red-line-crossed-syria-arms.html 2013-06-06T11:49:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Thursday agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex and other cross-border issues, after months of deteriorating relations and a day before a U.S.-China summit in which the North is expected to be a key topic. The envisioned talks could help rebuild avenues of inter-Korean cooperation... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:31:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html 2013-06-06T11:31:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses. There is no sign that the North Korean regime is in danger or that U.S. President Barack Oba... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html 2013-06-06T11:03:17Z