http://www.mail.com/subjects/3270-international-agreements.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/3270-international-agreements.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089082-correction-retailers-bangladesh-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gap wouldn't sign on unless it would be free of any legal liability. In fact, Gap was objecting to facing unlimited legal liability. The company says that its proposal provides for a number of areas f... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089082-correction-retailers-bangladesh-story.html 2013-05-17T16:46:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land. But two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry persuaded Arab leaders to r... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html 2013-05-15T06:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083730-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments want to shift the cost of rescuing troubled banks from taxpayers to the banks' creditors — including the holders of large deposits— as part the region's plan to shore up its shaky financial system. Finance ministers from the 27-country bloc meeting in Brussels on Tuesday sought to hammer out the new rules on how ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083730-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html 2013-05-14T17:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081188-obama-uk-seek-eu-changes-break-ties.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama waded into British politics Monday, suggesting that the United Kingdom seek to reform its relationship with the European Union before it decides to simply break away from it. The stance put Obama squarely on the side of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was visiting the United States as he faces growing pre... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:01:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081188-obama-uk-seek-eu-changes-break-ties.html 2013-05-13T21:01:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system and turn the tide in its stubborn debt crisis. A majority of the 17 countries in the European Union's common euro currency union want to swiftly create a central banking regulator as well as an a... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html 2013-05-13T19:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2078658-top-us-afghan-diplomats-meet-security-pact.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership Agreement outlines a set of principles and general commitments for relations between Washington and Kabul after ... Sat, 11 May 2013 12:42:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2078658-top-us-afghan-diplomats-meet-security-pact.html 2013-05-11T12:42:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076448-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html GENEVA (AP) — A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. But participants fell short in their efforts to require more information and consent among nations trading in a con... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:52:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076448-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html 2013-05-10T19:52:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076238-lawyer-abu-qatadas-conditions-to-leave-uk.html LONDON (AP) — The lawyer for Abu Qatada says he will voluntarily leave Britain, which has been trying to deport the radical Muslim preacher for more than a decade, and go to Jordan if a new treaty on torture is ratified there. The British government last month said it had signed a new treaty with Jordan in a bid to ease human rights concerns preventing th... Fri, 10 May 2013 09:38:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076238-lawyer-abu-qatadas-conditions-to-leave-uk.html 2013-05-10T09:38:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074692-northern-ireland-hopes-to-tear-peace-lines.html DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland hopes to tear down the so-called "peace lines" of Belfast — dozens of walls of brick, steel and barbed wire that divide Irish Catholic and British Protestant neighborhoods — within a decade, officials said Thursday. But in setting a deadline of 2023, it's a sign of how difficult the task will be. The government unveiled the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:03:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074692-northern-ireland-hopes-to-tear-peace-lines.html 2013-05-09T20:03:45Z 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/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — About 200 fighters loyal to former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will be repatriated from Togo after two years of exile following their country's 2010-11 postelection conflict, government spokesman Bruno Kone said. Kone said the fighters include members of Gbagbo's Defense and Security Forces army and pro-Gbagbo militiam... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html 2013-05-08T17:03:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2061390-central-america-struggles-to-unite-obama-trip.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday addressed a Central American region that continues to be plagued by violence, drug trafficking, corruption and poverty, despite the success of a seven-year trade agreement with the United States. Central America's problems have directly impacted the U.S., as thousands from the region migrate nor... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:08:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2061390-central-america-struggles-to-unite-obama-trip.html 2013-05-04T01:08:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2060582-safrica-officials-suspended-wedding-scandal.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Five South African officials, including police and military commanders, have been suspended after a chartered plane carrying about 200 guests from India to a lavish family wedding was allowed to land at a South African air force base, the government said Friday. The scandal, in which the passengers allegedly bypassed customs procedures... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:47:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2060582-safrica-officials-suspended-wedding-scandal.html 2013-05-03T19:47:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061158-nations-nuclear-meeting-too-alert.html GENEVA (AP) — More than 100 nations concluding a round of global nuclear talks Friday expressed alarm that many nuclear weapons are kept at a high-alert level and are still being modernized, despite a promise to get rid of them. The statement was, in effect, a complaint about — and by — some of the most powerful members of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Tr... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061158-nations-nuclear-meeting-too-alert.html 2013-05-03T17:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058086-israeli-pm-hed-want-referendum-peace-deal.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister said Thursday that any peace deal reached with the Palestinians on his watch would be subject to a national referendum, backing a contentious step that could hinder peace efforts. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have been frozen for more than four years, but the referendum issue re-emerged this wee... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:38:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058086-israeli-pm-hed-want-referendum-peace-deal.html 2013-05-02T15:38:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about territory, but rather the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland. The remarks signaled trouble for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's new push for Mideast peace a... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html 2013-05-01T18:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government. Netanyahu's chief peace negotiator on Tuesday welcomed the modified Arab proposal, while the prime minister remained silent, refle... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html 2013-04-30T18:18:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052956-cyprus-parliament-approves-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from going bankrupt. The agreement was passed in the 56-seat parliament as expected with 29 votes in favor and 27 against. Cyprus struck the 23 billion euro ($30 billion) deal with its euro ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:10:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052956-cyprus-parliament-approves-bailout.html 2013-04-30T17:10:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053290-congos-m23-rebels-threaten-un-brigade.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue armed groups. The U.N. peacekeepers are set to arrive in the coming months, with a mandate that goes beyond merely protecting civilians. The rebels' threat comes as peace talks appear to hav... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053290-congos-m23-rebels-threaten-un-brigade.html 2013-04-30T16:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty ending hostilities from World War II due to a dispute over four islands that were captured by Soviet forces at the end of the war. Nevertheless, they ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html 2013-04-29T16:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048510-egypt-opposition-files-court-case-to-reveal-budget.html CAIRO (AP) — Several Egyptian opposition parties and civil society groups filed a lawsuit on Saturday to try to force the government to disclose the upcoming fiscal year's planned budget for the country where the economy has waned amid continued unrest. The lawsuit is the latest move by groups complaining that President Mohammed Morsi's government has not... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:26:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048510-egypt-opposition-files-court-case-to-reveal-budget.html 2013-04-27T19:26:44Z 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/us/2044904-spanish-land-grant-fight-putting-hundreds-limbo.html ARROYO HONDO, N.M. (AP) — Fernando Martinez's family has lived on the Arroyo Hondo Land Grant for more than two centuries, passing property from generation to generation in the popular area near Taos. For the past couple of years, though, it has become impossible for Martinez or hundreds of others with homes in the mountainous northern New Mexico enclave ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044904-spanish-land-grant-fight-putting-hundreds-limbo.html 2013-04-25T19:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043928-eu-lawmakers-support-free-trade-deal-with-us.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have voted in favor of starting talks on a wide-ranging free trade agreement with the United States. A parliamentary committee on Thursday voted 23-5 to endorse the negotiation mandate for the European Commission, the executive arm of the 27-country bloc. Lawmakers also voted an amendment calling for the exclusion ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:58:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043928-eu-lawmakers-support-free-trade-deal-with-us.html 2013-04-25T12:58:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading blocs, officials said Thursday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a rival pact to the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade initiative involving a d... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:56:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html 2013-04-25T07:56:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042692-us-skorea-extend-nuclear-agreement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea are extending for two years their current civilian nuclear agreement and postponing a contentious decision on whether Seoul will be allowed to reprocess spent fuel as it seeks to expand its atomic energy industry. Wednesday's announcement is a setback to South Korea's new leader, Park Geun-hye, who had made revis... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:15:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042692-us-skorea-extend-nuclear-agreement.html 2013-04-24T21:15:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033698-iran-will-remain-loyal-to-nuclear-treaty.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign ministry says the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. Five major powers on Friday labeled Iran and North Korea as "serious challenges" to the world's nuclear security, saying they have defied U.N. sanctions. They cit... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:35:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033698-iran-will-remain-loyal-to-nuclear-treaty.html 2013-04-20T17:35:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between the Balkan neighbors, end years of acrimony and put them both on a solid path to European Union membership. The tentative deal culminated months of tense negotiations and showed determination of both Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosov... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:44:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html 2013-04-19T18:44:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028382-eu-aims-to-us-trade-deal-year.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top trade official says negotiations with the U.S. on what would become the world's largest free trade agreement should be concluded before the end of next year. Commissioner Karel de Gucht told reporters after a meeting of the 27-nation bloc's trade ministers in Dublin that the talks with Washington should be conclude... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028382-eu-aims-to-us-trade-deal-year.html 2013-04-18T15:21:28Z