http://www.mail.com/subjects/24624-nationalism.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/24624-nationalism.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html TOKYO (AP) — An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle. The comments made Monday are already raising ire in neighboring countries that bore the brunt of Japan... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066656-violent-separatists-seek-to-derail-pakistan-vote.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The graffiti on walls around this Pakistani provincial capital hold a dire warning ahead of this weekend's national elections, "Voting means death." It's a very real threat: Over recent weeks at least six people have been killed and around 40 wounded in bombings and grenade attacks targeting candidates. Ethnic Baluch separatists wh... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:39:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066656-violent-separatists-seek-to-derail-pakistan-vote.html 2013-05-06T18:39:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046406-serbian-lawmakers-vote-to-support-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly supported an agreement normalizing relations with breakaway Kosovo, a potentially landmark deal that could end years of tensions between the Balkan antagonists and put them both on a path to European Union membership. Parliament backed the deal in a 173-24 vote. The agreement drew support ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046406-serbian-lawmakers-vote-to-support-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-26T21:18:41Z 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/2040908-qatar-faces-backlash-rebel-groups-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad grumbles about the lack of ammunition for his men. He blames Qatar, saying the oil-rich Gulf state directs its backing to rebels with a more Islamist ideology. Tiny, U.S.-allied Qatar has emerged as o... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040908-qatar-faces-backlash-rebel-groups-syria.html 2013-04-24T06:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html TOKYO (AP) — Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy. Nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers paid homage at Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday. A day... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html 2013-04-23T10:56:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past. The lawmakers from various parties were seen making offerings to mark the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:29:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html 2013-04-23T04:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036998-sinn-fein-chief-testifies-vs-brother-rape-case.html DUBLIN (AP) — The leader of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein testified Monday in a Belfast court against his own brother, who faces criminal charges of raping his daughter — an alleged crime that Adams himself admitted he'd kept secret within the family. Gerry Adams, a reputed longtime commander of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and party leader ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:51:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036998-sinn-fein-chief-testifies-vs-brother-rape-case.html 2013-04-22T16:51:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036850-kosovo-serbia-close-to-deal-questions-remain.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister summed up sentiment on both sides: "Don't expect us to start loving each other." Hashim Thaci spoke days after he reached a deal with his Serbian counterpart to normalize ties — a potentially historic breakthrough that could bury an era of conflict. The tentative agreement brokered last week by the European ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036850-kosovo-serbia-close-to-deal-questions-remain.html 2013-04-22T16:00:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023990-leader-to-head-egypts-jewish-community.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care for its dwindling, elderly membership. Magda Haroun, 60, told The Associated Press Tuesday she aimed to continue the work of her predecessor, Carmen Weinstein, who died Saturday at the age of 82... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023990-leader-to-head-egypts-jewish-community.html 2013-04-16T22:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004934-serbia-to-reject-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia will on Monday reject a European Union-brokered deal for its former province of Kosovo, the country's most powerful leader said — a defiant move that could jeopardize the Balkan country's EU membership aspirations and fuel tensions in the Balkans. The European Union has given Serbia until Tuesday to say whether it would reli... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:13:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004934-serbia-to-reject-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-08T13:13:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003368-fears-sri-lanka-amid-anti-muslim-campaign.html COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A red-robed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as police looked on, his followers smashed up a popular, Muslim-owned clothing store. Last month's attack on the Fashion Bug chain near the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, filmed by a local television station whose cameraman was attacked ... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:47:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003368-fears-sri-lanka-amid-anti-muslim-campaign.html 2013-04-07T10:47:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991132-apple-apologizes-china-service-criticism.html BEIJING (AP) — Apple apologized to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism. A statement Apple posted in Chinese on its website Monday said the complaints had prompted "deep reflection" and persuaded the company of the need to revamp its repair policies, boost com... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991132-apple-apologizes-china-service-criticism.html 2013-04-02T06:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948526-election-dispute-big-test-kenyas-top-judge.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Confidence was so low in Kenya's courts after its 2007 election that people preferred to settle their disputes with machetes and bows and arrows. After this year's disputed presidential vote, there has been no violence, in part because of the faith the country has in its highest-ranking judge. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga will soon pr... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948526-election-dispute-big-test-kenyas-top-judge.html 2013-03-12T15:55:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944824-malta-election-returning-labor-party-to-power.html VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — An election victory is returning Malta's Labor party to power after 15 years in the opposition. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi of the Nationalist Party conceded defeat on Sunday as ballots were still being counted in the island nation and eurozone member. Labor leader Joseph Muscat will be sworn in as the new prime minister on Monda... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944824-malta-election-returning-labor-party-to-power.html 2013-03-10T18:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927900-chinas-xi-rides-high-hopes-ahead-presidency.html LUOTUOWAN VILLAGE, China (AP) — China's fawning state media, jaded social media commentators and even poor corn and cabbage farmers agree: New Communist Party chief Xi Jinping is off to a good start. "General Secretary Xi doesn't put on any airs. He talks like an ordinary person," said 69-year-old farmer Tang Rongbin. The new leader visited Tang's sparse,... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927900-chinas-xi-rides-high-hopes-ahead-presidency.html 2013-03-04T00:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1877756-retired-russian-colonel-convicted-coup-attempt.html MOSCOW (AP) — A retired Russian military intelligence colonel has been found guilty of leading a bizarre plot that envisioned a group of elderly people taking over the government. Prosecutors say Vladimir Kvachkov, 64, organized a group who planned to seize power by training crossbow-wielding men to seize military depots and then descend upon Moscow with ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1877756-retired-russian-colonel-convicted-coup-attempt.html 2013-02-08T14:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874358-safrica-prosecutor-congo-rebels-wanted-coup-war.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Nineteen alleged members of a Congolese rebel group — including one U.S. citizen — sought outside help in their effort to overthrow Congolese President Joseph Kabila, offering mining rights in their resource-rich country in exchange for weapons and training, a prosecutor said Thursday. But those the 19 found in South Africa t... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874358-safrica-prosecutor-congo-rebels-wanted-coup-war.html 2013-02-07T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869680-ultranationalists-angry-serbia-kosovo-meeting.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian ultranationalists held a rally on Tuesday to accuse their country's president of treason for agreeing to hold talks with the president of Kosovo. The talks between Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Kosovo leader Atifete Jahjaga — scheduled to take place in Brussels on Wednesday — are part of an EU-brokered effort to im... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869680-ultranationalists-angry-serbia-kosovo-meeting.html 2013-02-05T13:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1864580-extreme-right-supporters-stage-big-athens-march.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 5,000 supporters of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party have marched past the U.S. Embassy in Athens, chanting anti-Turkish, anti-U.S. and anti-immigrant slogans to commemorate a 1996 border incident that caused a crisis between Greece and Turkey. Many of the marchers held burning torches and hundreds of motorcyclists ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1864580-extreme-right-supporters-stage-big-athens-march.html 2013-02-02T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863898-alphabet-dispute-revives-injuries-croatia.html VUKOVAR, Croatia (AP) — Can Vukovar also be Bykobap? Whether the name of the war-scarred town on the Danube is written in the Latin or Cyrillic alphabet is a sensitive question. Croatia's upcoming entry into the European Union is forcing residents of the Balkan country to answer it. More than 20 years after it was reduced to rubble in ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863898-alphabet-dispute-revives-injuries-croatia.html 2013-02-02T13:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847454-militant-groups-clash-pakistan-24-killed.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — 'Two Islamic militant groups clashed Saturday over control of a prized valley in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens more, officials said. Arshad Khan of the Khyber tribal region said the fighting between the two Islamic militant groups began Friday in Tirah valley, near the Afghan border, when the ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847454-militant-groups-clash-pakistan-24-killed.html 2013-01-26T13:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1834324-weak-infrastructure-holds-indonesian-economy.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Months behind schedule, the construction crew racing to finish a highway encircling Indonesia's traffic-choked capital is being blocked by a determined group of locals and the ramshackle cemetery that is home to their ancestors. Talks on a new location have yet to reach an agreement accepted by all the relatives of the some 500 p... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1834324-weak-infrastructure-holds-indonesian-economy.html 2013-01-22T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832230-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-re-elected.html JERUSALEM (AP) — After a lackluster three-month campaign, few doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to re-election. But the makeup of Netanyahu's next government remains a mystery. If re-elected on Tuesday, Netanyahu will face a critical decision that will define his term. He can form a majority coalition with the hard-line and religi... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832230-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-re-elected.html 2013-01-19T19:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1828924-un-apologizes-serb-nationalist-song-ovation.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations apologized Thursday for the ovation given to a militant Serb nationalist song performed at a concert honoring Serbia's presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman said. Martin Nesirky said that "the United Nations was aware that some people were offended by the song "March to ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1828924-un-apologizes-serb-nationalist-song-ovation.html 2013-01-18T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1825270-ap-interview-israels-lapid-wont-fig-leaf.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Little known outside Israel, political newcomer Yair Lapid could soon become the moderate face to the world of an otherwise hard-line government after next week's parliamentary election. Gamely predicting he will one day be prime minister, the cosmopolitan Lapid stands out in a political landscape crowded with ex-officers, lawyers ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1825270-ap-interview-israels-lapid-wont-fig-leaf.html 2013-01-16T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1817064-beaches-bombs-gangsters-corsicas-dilemma.html AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — The bombs exploded across hundreds of miles of Corsican coastline, gutting two dozen villas nearly simultaneously on some of Europe's most beautiful — and valuable — land. Elsewhere on the same French island off the Mediterranean coast, a young man was shot to death in his car, his stepson wounded beside him. The night of violence ... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1817064-beaches-bombs-gangsters-corsicas-dilemma.html 2013-01-13T18:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817168-serbia-loosens-grip-kosovo.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Sunday adopted a set of guidelines for reconciliation talks with the leaders of Kosovo, in a strong first signal it is loosening its claim to its former province in hopes of getting closer to European Union membership. In a resolution adopted by an overwhelming majority in Parliament, Serbia maintained it will never recog... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817168-serbia-loosens-grip-kosovo.html 2013-01-13T10:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1791786-central-asian-migrants-change-face-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow 10 years ago was as a delivery boy. But his story is no longer that unusual. The old Moscow, populated largely ... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1791786-central-asian-migrants-change-face-moscow.html 2012-12-30T06:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785772-ap-interview-egypt-liberal-objects-to-charter.html CAIRO (AP) — One of Egypt's leading opposition figures on Monday pledged continued resistance to his country's Islamist-oriented constitution even if it is declared to have passed, contending that the process was fundamentally illegitimate. Unofficial tallies say nearly two-thirds voted in favor of the draft constitution, but turnout was so low that oppon... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785772-ap-interview-egypt-liberal-objects-to-charter.html 2012-12-24T21:59:00Z