http://www.mail.com/subjects/24626-cease-fires.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/24626-cease-fires.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighboring Thailand. School, family, friends, shoppin... Sun, 12 May 2013 05:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html 2013-05-12T05:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060314-south-koreans-leave-factory-north-korea.html PAJU, South Korea (AP) — The last seven South Koreans stationed at a jointly run factory park in North Korea pulled out Friday, silencing the complex for the first time since it was launched nine years ago in a seemingly distant era of reconciliation. The complex in the town of Kaesong, just north of the Koreas' heavily fortified border, was the rivals' o... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:36:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060314-south-koreans-leave-factory-north-korea.html 2013-05-03T16:36:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel. It was the first deadly airstrike in Gaza since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November, and is the most serious te... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html 2013-04-30T16:02:05Z 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/politics/2022584-pivotal-nkorea-question-what-kim-thinking.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don't worry, one popular argument goes, we've seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang's unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum. Others, equally well credentialed, say the prospect of another Korean War has never been higher, with a massive, proud North Korean army incensed by propagand... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:34:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022584-pivotal-nkorea-question-what-kim-thinking.html 2013-04-16T11:34:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994646-palestinian-protester-killed-israeli-army-fire.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by the death of a Palestinian prisoner and renewed fighting between Israel and Gaza militants. The late night killing capped a day of rioting throughout the West Bank in protest at the prisoner... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:42:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994646-palestinian-protester-killed-israeli-army-fire.html 2013-04-03T21:42:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992486-israeli-planes-strike-gaza-rocket-fire.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel, the first air strikes launched by Israel since an informal cease-fire ended eight days of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza. An Israeli military statement issued Wednesday said its planes targeted "... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:10:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992486-israeli-planes-strike-gaza-rocket-fire.html 2013-04-03T01:10:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987788-nkorea-state-war-with-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Analysts say a full-scale conflict is extremely unlikely, noting that the Korean Peninsula has remained in a technical state of ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:24:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987788-nkorea-state-war-with-skorea.html 2013-03-30T20:24:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974994-clashes-syria-israel-frontier-add-to-concerns.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian regime forces routed rebels in fighting on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, leaving at least 35 dead, activists said Saturday, as the country's civil war reached the doorstep of the strategic plateau. The rebel effort to overrun the Quneitra region along the cease-fire line separating Syria and Israel has heig... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:19:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974994-clashes-syria-israel-frontier-add-to-concerns.html 2013-03-23T20:19:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972398-reports-kurdish-rebels-to-heed-call-peace.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Kurdish politician said Friday that the Kurdish rebels' armed struggle against Turkey was "99 percent over," a day after the rebel leader called for a cease-fire and retreat and the insurgents gave a positive response. Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is engaged in talks with Turkish officials to end a ne... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972398-reports-kurdish-rebels-to-heed-call-peace.html 2013-03-22T16:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962312-ocalan-peace-talks-with-turkey-progressing.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Many had hoped that imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would urge thousands of his fighters Monday to obey a cease-fire as a major step toward peace with Turkey. Instead, Kurdish legislators who met with him relayed a call urging Turkey to enact reforms to improve the rights of Kurds. Turkey and the rebels are engaged in... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:08:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962312-ocalan-peace-talks-with-turkey-progressing.html 2013-03-18T19:08:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1946482-us-worried-nk-threats-imposes-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration expressed heightened concern Monday over threats of war from nuclear-armed North Korea and issued new sanctions against the communist nation's primary exchange bank and several senior government officials. In the last three months, Pyongyang, under its enigmatic young leader Kim Jong Un, has defied the United Sta... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:44:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1946482-us-worried-nk-threats-imposes-sanctions.html 2013-03-11T20:44:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942672-skoreans-learn-to-live-with-nkorean-war-threats.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, South Koreans cleared store shelves after a North Korean threat to turn Seoul into a "sea of fire" raised war panic. On Saturday, South Koreans expressed some fear but mostly apathy and restraint after a week of warlike rhetoric from the North, including another "sea of fire" vow. Many South Koreans have g... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942672-skoreans-learn-to-live-with-nkorean-war-threats.html 2013-03-09T11:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940922-un-arrangements-to-free-peacekeepers.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Arrangements have been made with all parties for the release of 21 U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels, although the operation was delayed as darkness fell Friday, the United Nations said. A team of peacekeepers was sent Friday to bring back their colleagues, who are being held in the village of Jamlah near the Israeli-co... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:45:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940922-un-arrangements-to-free-peacekeepers.html 2013-03-08T20:45:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940292-russia-assad-not-bluffing-staying.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as the United Nations said arrangements had been made for the release of 21 U.N. peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels. Also, the World Food Program said it aims to feed 2.5 million Syrians by ne... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:22:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940292-russia-assad-not-bluffing-staying.html 2013-03-08T20:22:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937606-abduction-illustrates-un-vulnerability-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — New video Thursday of U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels illustrates the sudden vulnerability of a U.N. force that had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. The abduction of the Filipino troops — soft targets in Syria's civil war — also sent a worrisome signal to Israel ab... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937606-abduction-illustrates-un-vulnerability-syria.html 2013-03-08T02:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937248-malaysia-31-filipinos-fatally-shot-borneo.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian security forces gunned down 31 Filipino intruders in Borneo on Thursday, the highest number of casualties in a single day since nearly 200 members of a Philippine Muslim clan took over an entire village last month, police said. However, representatives of the Filipino group denied their members had been killed. The ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:11:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937248-malaysia-31-filipinos-fatally-shot-borneo.html 2013-03-07T14:11:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1936008-un-21-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition detained 21 U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines on Wednesday in the increasingly volatile zone separating Israeli and Syrian troops on the Golan Heights, a new escalation in the spillover of Syria's civil war. The U.N. Security Council demanded their immediate and unconditional releas... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:42:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1936008-un-21-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html 2013-03-07T04:42:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935164-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 is, at best, a fragile thing: The countries overseeing it have formally accused each other of more than 1.2 million violations. But North Korea's threat to scrap the cease-fire next Monday still matters because the armistice is the key document blocking hostilities on the Korean Pen... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:44:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935164-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice.html 2013-03-07T00:44:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932340-nkorea-vows-to-cancel-53-korean-war-cease-fire.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. Without elaborating, the Korean People's Army Supreme Command boasted of having "l... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:18:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932340-nkorea-vows-to-cancel-53-korean-war-cease-fire.html 2013-03-06T03:18:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933020-us-china-propose-tough-un-sanctions-nkorea.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S.-China draft resolution aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program would impose some of the strongest sanctions ever ordered by the United Nations, in a move certain to infuriate the regime and inflame tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The proposed resolution put forward by the United States and Chi... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:18:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933020-us-china-propose-tough-un-sanctions-nkorea.html 2013-03-06T00:18:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932032-nkorea-cold-war-history-with-us-justifies-nukes.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United States, which Pyongyang blames for making its much-condemned drive to develop nuclear weapons necessary. A rich vein of propaganda, fueled by decades-old American threats, holds that North Korea remains at risk of an unprovoked nuclear attack, although Washing... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932032-nkorea-cold-war-history-with-us-justifies-nukes.html 2013-03-05T13:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918754-jailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-proposes-peace-plan.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The imprisoned leader of Kurdish rebels has outlined a peace plan in which his fighters would declare a cease-fire by March and lay down arms and begin retreating from Turkey in the summer, officials said Wednesday. Turkey's government said in December that it is engaged in talks with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been held in a prison is... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:53:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918754-jailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-proposes-peace-plan.html 2013-02-27T13:53:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915606-gaza-rocket-3-months-rattles-cease-fire.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza militants on Tuesday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time in three months, rattling a cross-border truce that has held since Israel's military offensive against the Hamas-run territory. Israel closed Gaza's main cargo crossing until further notice, an apparent warning to Gaza's Hamas rulers to clamp down on rocket squads. "Q... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915606-gaza-rocket-3-months-rattles-cease-fire.html 2013-02-26T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905128-myanmar-answers-to-ethnic-conflict-elusive.html LAWA YANG, Myanmar (AP) — Kneeling beside a line of freshly dug trenches carved like one long, open wound into a lush hillside, the rebel sergeant peered through dusty binoculars at all his troops had lost. Scattered across the sprawling valley below, a dozen thatched-roof homes stood quiet, abandoned by fleeing villagers as government forces drew near. T... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:31:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905128-myanmar-answers-to-ethnic-conflict-elusive.html 2013-02-21T07:31:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894018-indian-troops-kill-pakistani-soldier-kashmir.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Indian troops shot and killed a Pakistani soldier who crossed the makeshift border separating Indian and Pakistani held Kashmir, officials said Friday, in a development that threatened to upset the delicate ceasefire in a region claimed by both countries. The incident in Kashmir evoked similar episodes in January, in which three Pakistani... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:28:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894018-indian-troops-kill-pakistani-soldier-kashmir.html 2013-02-15T15:28:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851234-peace-offer-amid-northeast-nigeria-violence.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A self-proclaimed commander of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said Monday that a cease-fire by the group would be imminent in northern Nigeria, though violence continued unstopped in a region where similar peace claims never materialized. A man who identified himself as Sheikh Mohammed Abdulaziz spoke to journalists Monday ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851234-peace-offer-amid-northeast-nigeria-violence.html 2013-01-28T17:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html CHAKOTHI, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers in Kashmir are building bunkers as they brace for more clashes along the fragile line of control that divides Pakistan and India after the recent killings of soldiers on both sides in one of the worst flare-ups in violence in the disputed Himalayan region in a decade. In the past two weeks, three Pakistani and two India... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html 2013-01-21T05:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831718-syrian-fm-calls-rebels-to-disarm-negotiate.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's foreign minister invited the country's rebels on Saturday to lay down their weapons and take part in a national dialogue, saying everyone who participates will be included in a new Cabinet with wide executive powers. Walid al-Moallem said in a live interview on state TV late Saturday that any opposition parties could join the Cabinet... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831718-syrian-fm-calls-rebels-to-disarm-negotiate.html 2013-01-19T20:24:00Z