http://www.mail.com/subjects/22928-constitutions.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/22928-constitutions.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104574-japan-gyrations-underline-economys-vulnerability.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation. Interest rates, or yields, on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104574-japan-gyrations-underline-economys-vulnerability.html 2013-05-23T11:27:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102670-zimbabwes-president-signs-constitution.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday the new constitution, unanimously accepted in a March referendum, has shown that Zimbabweans are united, regardless of political affiliation and without outside interference. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102670-zimbabwes-president-signs-constitution.html 2013-05-22T12:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html BERLIN (AP) — It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to Adolf Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944. The result? Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared, and if there... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html 2013-05-20T16:31:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097768-high-court-to-weigh-legislative-prayers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the upstate New York town of Greece, a Rochester suburb, violated the Constitution by opening nearly every m... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097768-high-court-to-weigh-legislative-prayers.html 2013-05-20T16:00:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096276-zimbabwe-pm-we-will-police-military-abuse.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands impartiality in their duties. Tsvangirai said if his party comes to power it will manage the police an... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:53:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096276-zimbabwe-pm-we-will-police-military-abuse.html 2013-05-19T16:53:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093182-zimbabwe-pm-confident-hell-oust-mugabe-vote.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation. "We are going to be new brooms" for change, he told about 500 party leaders and activists at a party conference to finalize a platform. He w... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093182-zimbabwe-pm-confident-hell-oust-mugabe-vote.html 2013-05-17T16:02:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. Even before the comments by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, chances for a woman candidate in Iran's presidential... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html 2013-05-16T14:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087350-court-denies-us-asylum-to-german-home-schoolers.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family that fled Germany so they could home-school their children, after ruling that U.S. immigration laws do not grant a safe haven to people everywhere who face restrictions that would be prohibited under the Constitution. Many American home-school families and evangelical ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:32:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087350-court-denies-us-asylum-to-german-home-schoolers.html 2013-05-15T21:32:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083746-gitmo-prisoner-obama-abandoned-detainees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay detainee says he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison. "I believe that President Obama must be unaware of the unbelievably inhumane conditions at the Guantanamo Bay prison, for otherwise he would surely do something to stop this torture," Yemeni prisoner Musa... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083746-gitmo-prisoner-obama-abandoned-detainees.html 2013-05-14T19:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias. Rallies also took place in two other Libyan cities, Benghazi and Tobruk, with hundreds of activists denoun... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html 2013-05-11T00:16:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072624-libyas-charter-shoot-contentious-law.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A new law that excludes former officials of the Moammar Gadhafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country since the 2011 civil war that ousted the erratic leader. Passed by parliament Sunday essentially at gunpoint — heavily armed militias were parked outside government buildings and refu... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072624-libyas-charter-shoot-contentious-law.html 2013-05-08T21:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065782-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html ROME (AP) — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy's most important postwar figures, he helped draft the country's constitution after World War II, served seven times as premier and spent 60 years in Parliament. But the Christian Democrat who was friends with popes and cardinals was also a controversial... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:37:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065782-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html 2013-05-06T19:37:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2064488-chiles-bachelet-courts-communists-big-reforms.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Communist and other leftists were considered enemies of the state during Chile's military dictatorship, a 17-year period that saw thousands of people killed and disappeared for their politics. But as this year's elections nears, former President Michelle Bachelet, who was detained and tortured under the regime of Gen. Augusto Pinoch... Sun, 05 May 2013 17:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2064488-chiles-bachelet-courts-communists-big-reforms.html 2013-05-05T17:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053150-storming-ministries-libyas-militias-pressure.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in the latest instance of powerful militiamen showing their muscle to press their demands on how Libya should be run more than a year after Moammar Gadhafi's ouster. ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053150-storming-ministries-libyas-militias-pressure.html 2013-04-30T21:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053392-pirate-party-electoral-breakthrough-iceland.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won't be forming the government, but online freedom advocates the Pirate Party were still big winners in the country's election. The party, just a few months old, took 5.1 percent of the vote in Saturday's poll, gaining three of the 63 seats in Iceland's parliament... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:38:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053392-pirate-party-electoral-breakthrough-iceland.html 2013-04-30T15:38:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday. As the country braces for ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html 2013-04-30T05:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2051408-irish-court-right-to-die-paralyzed-woman.html DUBLIN (AP) — A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears. The seven-judge court said nothing in the country's Catholic-influenced 1937 constitution could authorize the deliberate taking of a life on humanitarian gro... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2051408-irish-court-right-to-die-paralyzed-woman.html 2013-04-29T18:55:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044046-kurdish-rebels-to-retreat-turkey-to-iraq.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, a rebel commander said Thursday, in an important milestone toward ending a nearly three-decade old insurgency that has cost tens of thousands of lives. In a news conference held in northern Iraq's... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:55:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044046-kurdish-rebels-to-retreat-turkey-to-iraq.html 2013-04-25T17:55:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036136-pakistan-government-wont-charge-musharraf.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's caretaker government told the Supreme Court on Monday it will not file treason charges against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf but will leave the decision on that to the winner of the upcoming election. The petitions before the Supreme Court alleging Musharraf committed treason while in power constitute just one of sever... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036136-pakistan-government-wont-charge-musharraf.html 2013-04-22T17:05:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029612-egyptian-jewish-leader-buried-rundown-cemetery.html CAIRO (AP) — The late leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community was buried Thursday in one the oldest cemeteries in Egypt, the once-sprawling burial ground she tirelessly worked to restore but which has now suffered looting and is drenched in sewage water and strewn with trash. Because of the sewage water that recently seeped up from undergro... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:44:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029612-egyptian-jewish-leader-buried-rundown-cemetery.html 2013-04-18T21:44:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028330-kenyan-parliament-fights-to-retain-lavish-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Even before they begin their latest session in earnest, newly elected Kenyan parliamentarians are demanding a pay increase, and legislator Mithika Linturi petitioned parliament on Thursday to impeach members of a government commission that reduced their salaries. Kenya adopted a new constitution in 2010 which removed the parliamentar... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:23:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028330-kenyan-parliament-fights-to-retain-lavish-pay.html 2013-04-18T18:23:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2023784-report-us-resorted-to-torture-911-terror.html NEW YORK (AP) — An independent review of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism response after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks reported Tuesday that it is "indisputable" the United States engaged in torture and the George W. Bush administration bears responsibility. The report by the Constitution Project, a non-partisan Washington-based think-tank, is an ambiti... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:14:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2023784-report-us-resorted-to-torture-911-terror.html 2013-04-16T20:14:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown's request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other state officials with contempt of court if they fail to comply. The ruling by the three-judge panel singled out the Democratic governor for ignoring its earlier orders to reduce the stat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html 2013-04-12T01:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the legalization of same-sex unions. The 66-year-old Democrat has said for years that he doesn't support gay marriage, and he voted for the 1996 federal law that defined marriage as the ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:40:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-08T23:40:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003374-al-qaida-leader-urges-muslims-to-unite-struggle.html CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down. "I warn France that it will meet in Mali, with God's permission, the same fate America met in Iraq and Afghanistan," Ayman Al-Zawahri said in a 103-minute audio message po... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:37:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003374-al-qaida-leader-urges-muslims-to-unite-struggle.html 2013-04-07T15:37:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002580-at-fertilization-declaration-pause.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A phrase declaring that life begins "at fertilization" tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights advocates that the wording will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure. Supporters of the measure said the language is no more than a statement of principle — similar to those found in s... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:10:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002580-at-fertilization-declaration-pause.html 2013-04-06T19:10:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002226-sweeping-anti-abortion-bill-to-kansas-gov.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization" while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex. The House voted 90-30 for a compromise version of the b... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:24:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002226-sweeping-anti-abortion-bill-to-kansas-gov.html 2013-04-06T07:24:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2001622-feds-retain-control-calif-prison-mental-health.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce prison suicides, provide timely care and hire enough staff. The decision is a blow to the Democratic governor's attempts to end nearly two decades of expensive federal lawsuits tha... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2001622-feds-retain-control-calif-prison-mental-health.html 2013-04-06T00:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aslam Khan Khattak passed his first — and perhaps most curious — test this week in his quest to become a member of Pakistan's parliament: He correctly named the first person to walk on the moon. The question was posed to Khattak by Pakistani judges, who have provoked both laughter and criticism in recent days in their vetting of potential... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html 2013-04-05T17:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996376-prospects-arms-treaty-dead-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate opponents of a treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade said Wednesday they have the votes to block ratification of the pact, which is also opposed by the outlaw regimes of North Korea, Syria and Iran. One day after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the treaty, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah sa... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996376-prospects-arms-treaty-dead-senate.html 2013-04-03T21:53:48Z