http://www.mail.com/subjects/16890.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/16890.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087742-sharifs-win-sparks-hope-pakistan-india-ties.html WAGAH, Pakistan (AP) — Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters waved flags and tossed rose petals. There is widespread hope on both sides of the border that Nawaz Sharif will ta... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087742-sharifs-win-sparks-hope-pakistan-india-ties.html 2013-05-15T17:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's inaugural committee raised more than $43 million for his second inauguration, with corporations chipping in a major portion. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the committee fell about $7 million short of its $50 million fundraising goal. For his first inauguration, Obama raised $53 million i... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html 2013-04-22T16:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031178-rough-inauguration-day-venezuelan-leader.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Inauguration day could have gone better for the man picked to lead Venezuela's socialist revolution for the next six years. Hours before President Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in, his government announced it would allow a full audit of the razor-thin vote that the opposition says he won by fraud, which analysts said was likely a bow... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:31:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031178-rough-inauguration-day-venezuelan-leader.html 2013-04-20T01:31:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Government supporters began filling the streets of Venezuela's capital early Friday to celebrate the inauguration of their leader, even as opponents greeted officials' surprise announcement they will accept an audit of the disputed vote that handed a narrow margin of victory to the heir of late President Hugo Chavez. Opposition c... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:41:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html 2013-04-19T13:41:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era in Kenyan politics, one that forces the U.S. and Europe into a diplomatic balancing act. Amid the dancing and cheering of a sea of red-clad supporters, Kenyatta, his deputy and Uganda'... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html 2013-04-09T17:04:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's president, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, will not be traveling to Kenya to watch the swearing-in of the country's new president, who will go to trial later this year at the ICC, a Kenyan official said Monday. Thuita Mwangi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' permanent secretary, said Omar al... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:36:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html 2013-04-08T15:36:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962072-zimbabwe-president-arrives-rome-papal-mass.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — State radio in Zimbabwe says President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome for the inaugural mass of newly-elected Pope Francis. Mugabe is the subject of a travel ban by European nations to protest his human rights record in a decade of political and economic turmoil in his southern African nation, but it does not affect his trips to... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:41:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962072-zimbabwe-president-arrives-rome-papal-mass.html 2013-03-18T10:41:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945410-pakistan-iran-leaders-inaugurate-pipeline-project.html GABD, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Pakistan and Iran are pushing ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian president has declared the West has no right to block the project. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke alongside his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, in Iran near the Pakistani border during a cerem... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:09:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945410-pakistan-iran-leaders-inaugurate-pipeline-project.html 2013-03-12T03:09:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1918538-amsterdam-plans-sober-party-dutch-inauguration.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation's party of the decade — the abdication of Queen Beatrix and accession to the throne of her son Willem-Alexander — Amsterdam wants to keep things low key. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan said Wednesday he "wants a party, but at the same ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:25:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1918538-amsterdam-plans-sober-party-dutch-inauguration.html 2013-02-27T11:25:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913560-skoreas-1st-female-leader-yet-to-hire-women.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The country with the developed world's biggest gender income gap now has its first female president, but Park Geun-hye already has South Koreans wondering whether she'll improve the status of women in a society still dominated by men. Wearing a traditional Korean dress of red and gold silk, Park strode up the steps of the preside... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:27:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913560-skoreas-1st-female-leader-yet-to-hire-women.html 2013-02-25T09:27:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913410-castros-2018-retirement-looms-cuba-miami.html HAVANA (AP) — It's been more than 54 years since someone not named "Castro" led Cuba, and it will likely be five more. But now islanders and exiles alike have finally been given a date for when the sun will set on brothers Fidel and Raul's longtime rule: 2018. In accepting a new presidential term on Sunday, the 81-year-old Raul Castro announced that it wo... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:22:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913410-castros-2018-retirement-looms-cuba-miami.html 2013-02-25T07:22:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top lieutenant and first in the line of succession. The 81-year-old Castro also said he hopes to establish two-term li... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:23:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html 2013-02-25T04:23:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911366-female-skorean-president-faces-nkorea-crisis.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Park Geun-hye took office as South Korea's first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a dictator, and where she will respond to volatile North Korea, which tested a nuclear device two weeks ago. Elected in December, Park also must answer victims of her father's 18-year di... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:18:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911366-female-skorean-president-faces-nkorea-crisis.html 2013-02-25T04:18:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881164-jordans-king-inaugurates-parliament.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's king has inaugurated the kingdom's newly elected parliament with a pledge to press ahead with democratization, but added that he will help choose the next prime minister despite the choice having been formally given to the legislature. Abdullah II's speech was delivered on Sunday to lawmakers elected last month. Government of... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881164-jordans-king-inaugurates-parliament.html 2013-02-10T09:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1879734-economy-to-obamas-focus-union.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will focus his State of the Union address on boosting job creation and economic growth at a time of high unemployment, underscoring the degree to which the economy could threaten his ability to pursue second-term priorities such as gun control, immigration policy and climate change. Obama also may use Tuesday's pri... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1879734-economy-to-obamas-focus-union.html 2013-02-09T16:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871652-holidays-politics-nkorea-nuke-test-clues.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — So when will it be? North Korea vowed last month to carry out its third nuclear test but has said nothing about timing. As a result, the building suspense in Seoul has prompted many to look at the dates Pyongyang has chosen for past atomic tests, as well as rocket and missile launches. Dates and numbers have g... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871652-holidays-politics-nkorea-nuke-test-clues.html 2013-02-06T09:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what "lining out," call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is one of many during... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html 2013-02-02T07:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1860162-beyonce-admits-inauguration-day-pre-recording.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce answered critics of her Inauguration Day performance the best way she could — with another sterling performance of the national anthem. The difference? On Thursday, it was live: She admitted during her Super Bowl news conference that when she performed for President Barack Obama and the nation, she decided to sing to a prerecord... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1860162-beyonce-admits-inauguration-day-pre-recording.html 2013-02-01T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: GRIDIRON TO LEMONADE STAND Donald Driver didn't waste much time finding a new job. The Green Bay Packers all-time leading rece... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html 2013-02-01T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858738-beyonce-admits-lip-synced-inauguration.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce says she did lip sync when she performed the national anthem on Inauguration Day. The singer held a press conference Thursday in New Orleans days ahead of her half-time performance at the Super Bowl. She said she's a "perfectionist" and wanted her performance for President Barack Obama to be a memorable one. She called the day "... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858738-beyonce-admits-lip-synced-inauguration.html 2013-01-31T19:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857412-teen-performer-inaugural-events-fatally-shot.html CHICAGO (AP) — A 15-year-old girl who had performed in President Barack Obama's inauguration festivities is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in the president's hometown, killed in a Chicago park as she talked with friends by a gunman who apparently was not even aiming at her. Chicago police said Hadiya Pendleton was in a park about a m... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857412-teen-performer-inaugural-events-fatally-shot.html 2013-01-31T01:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1851192-dutch-queen-beatrix-abdicating-son-will-king.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been groomed to be king but who will have to work hard to match his mother's popularity. The widely expected abdication comes at a time of debate over the future of the largely cere... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1851192-dutch-queen-beatrix-abdicating-son-will-king.html 2013-01-28T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846424-obama-presses-liberal-agenda-starts-2nd-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — From gun control to gay rights, President Barack Obama's second-term agenda is shaping up as an unabashedly liberal wish list. In less than a week, he's vowed to tackle climate change and protect government entitlements. His administration has lifted a ban on women in combat and expanded opportunities for disabled students. Proposals for... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846424-obama-presses-liberal-agenda-starts-2nd-term.html 2013-01-25T18:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1842412-gay-rights-groups-seek-order-employer-bias.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. The drive comes as Obama included an unexpected declaration of support for gay rights in his inaugural address Monday, saying, "Our journey is not complete until our gay... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1842412-gay-rights-groups-seek-order-employer-bias.html 2013-01-24T07:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1841428-mrs-obama-bangs-analyzing.html NEW YORK (AP) — Before we start rambling on obsessively about Michelle Obama's bangs, let's be clear: The president started it. It was he, after all, who called the new hairdo, unveiled just a few days before the historic occasion of his second inauguration, "the most significant event of this weekend." And he hasn't stopped there. On Tuesday night, he in... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1841428-mrs-obama-bangs-analyzing.html 2013-01-23T23:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1840772-nielsen-206-watched-inauguration.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nielsen says an estimated 20.6 million people watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration on TV, sharply down from his first. The company, which measures television audience, says the number represents just over half of the 37.8 million people who saw Obama's first inauguration in 2009. Eighteen networks aired some part of this ye... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1840772-nielsen-206-watched-inauguration.html 2013-01-23T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try to cement Obama's legacy with his own presidential campaign in 2016. Biden packed his schedule with events and receptions attended by party insiders surrounding Obama's inauguration, givin... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html 2013-01-23T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839744-gay-activists-laud-obama-speech-want-action.html NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama's emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next. "I was very moved," said Jon Davidson, legal director of the gay-rights group Lambda Legal. "But there's a lot more to do in the four years... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839744-gay-activists-laud-obama-speech-want-action.html 2013-01-23T14:20:00Z