http://www.mail.com/subjects/24682-military-occupations.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/24682-military-occupations.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of people on Sunday took part in the West Bank's first marathon, looping around the biblical city of Bethlehem four times on a course that was limited by the confines of Israel's sprawling separation barrier. The race was meant as a political statement as much as a sporting event. One participant wore a T-shirt honorin... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html 2013-04-21T19:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018910-israel-65-success-plagued-uncertainty.html JERUSALEM (AP) — In 65 years, Israel has surpassed the dreams of its founders, emerging as the Middle East's strongest military force, a global high-tech powerhouse and a prosperous homeland for the Jewish people. Yet it remains a divided society, and its most intractable problem — peace with its Arab neighbors — has yet to be resolved. On the eve of the ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:47:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018910-israel-65-success-plagued-uncertainty.html 2013-04-14T20:47:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997200-thousands-palestinians-protest-west-bank.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of outraged Palestinians took to the streets of the West Bank on Thursday, joining funeral processions and demonstrations after two protesters were killed by Israeli troops and a Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in Israeli custody. The unrest clouded an upcoming visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and underscored the ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997200-thousands-palestinians-protest-west-bank.html 2013-04-04T21:24:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1967982-us-diplomatic-presence-iraq-shrinking-fast.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A decade after the start of the war in Iraq, the American diplomatic footprint here is shrinking fast. As recently as a year ago, the immense U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and other sites around the country were staffed by more than 16,000 personnel. Today, that number has fallen to about 10,500, U.S. Ambassador Robert Stephen Beecroft said this ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:48:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1967982-us-diplomatic-presence-iraq-shrinking-fast.html 2013-03-20T17:48:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952038-politics-clouding-obamas-coming-visit-to-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas. Jerusalem city officials are offering visiting journalists a free tour of Israel's most contentious archaeological excav... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952038-politics-clouding-obamas-coming-visit-to-israel.html 2013-03-13T18:09:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to avoid a possible crisis over their long-raging territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The Philippines took a daring legal step last week when it notified China that it ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html 2013-01-29T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837004-philippines-taking-s-china-sea-fight-to-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines took a desperate legal step against China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, formally notifying the Asian superpower that Manila is seeking international arbitration to declare Beijing's moves in the potentially oil-rich waters "unlawful." Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday his depar... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837004-philippines-taking-s-china-sea-fight-to-tribunal.html 2013-01-23T01:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835874-israelis-vote-peace-distant.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised for re-election as Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's voting, the result of the failure of his opponents to unite behind a viable candidate against him — and the fact that most Israelis no longer seem to believe it's possible to reach a peace settlement with the Palestinians. The widely held assumption of... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835874-israelis-vote-peace-distant.html 2013-01-22T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808198-iraqis-held-abu-ghraib-sites-receive-5m.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison has paid $5.28 million to former prisoners held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites in Iraq during the war. The settlement on behalf of 71 former inmates marks the first successful effort by lawyers ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808198-iraqis-held-abu-ghraib-sites-receive-5m.html 2013-01-09T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750606-israeli-beverage-maker-takes-soda-super-giants.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli maker of home soda machines hopes to make a splash in the U.S. soft drink market through a global advertising campaign it will launch during Super Bowl XLVII. For SodaStream, the advertising push marks a bold — and risky — bet on tapping into the tastes of the world's largest soft drink market. But opposition from major beverag... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750606-israeli-beverage-maker-takes-soda-super-giants.html 2012-12-07T14:17:00Z