WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)

The United States confirmed Wednesday it had restocked Israel's supplies of ammunition, hours after issuing a strong condemnation of an attack on a United Natio...

Bloody mayhem at Gaza market as Israel observes 'lull'

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

At least 17 people were killed when Israeli warplanes fired on a packed Gaza market Wednesday in a deadly raid which came as Israel was observing a four-hour hu...

Tripoli fire rages as Libya warplane crashes during Benghazi fighting

Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)

A huge blaze raged for a third day at a fuel depot near Tripoli's airport Tuesday, while a paramilitary warplane crashed in Libya's second city Benghazi during ...

N. Korea slams reports of arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah

Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)

North Korea has denounced allegations that it supplied missiles to Hamas and material support to Hezbollah as "sheer fiction" and a "sinister" effort to link Py...

8 children among 10 dead as rockets hit Gaza refugee camp

Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)

At least eight children were among 10 people killed at a Gaza City refugee camp, medics said, with witnesses saying several missiles were fired from an F16. But...

Gaza's Christians bury their first casualty of the war

Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)

Jalila Ayyad's widower George still had a black eye and bloodstains on his shirt as he processed ahead of her coffin, hours after the air strike that destroyed ...

Pope urges peace in Middle East, Ukraine for children's sake

Jul 27, 2014 (AFP)

Pope Francis called Sunday on warring parties in the Middle East, Iraq and Ukraine to put an end to violence which is wounding and killing countless children. "...

Single Israeli strike before truce kills 20: medics

Jul 26, 2014 (AFP)

An Israeli air strike in southern Gaza hours before a humanitarian truce was declared killed 20 people, including 11 children, most of them from a single family...

US reports progress in destroying Syria chemicals at sea

Jul 25, 2014 (AFP)

An unprecedented effort to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical agents aboard a US naval ship in the Mediterranean is making progress, the Pentagon said Frid...

Israel onslaught weakens Hamas, but demilitarisation far off

Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)

As diplomatic efforts to end the Gaza bloodshed gain pace, Israel may have managed to weaken Hamas's firepower, but it is far from achieving a full demilitarisa...

Syria chemicals being destroyed abroad: watchdog

Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)

Around 700 tonnes of Syria's chemical agents have been delivered to specialised destruction facilities in Britain, Finland and the US, the watchdog in charge of...

Israel strikes kill dozens in Gaza as toll tops 670

Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip killed five people on Wednesday evening, medics said, as Israel's army announced two more soldiers had died in ...

IBM's Watson advises US soldiers on life after service

Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)

IBM's Watson supercomputer is putting its real-world smarts to work helping US soldiers transition back to civilian lives. Virtual intelligence created by IBM a...

13 rebels killed in Colombia fighting: minister

Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)

The Colombian army killed at least 13 leftist guerrillas early Wednesday in two separate engagements, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said. Eight ELN guerri...

Israel's Operation Protective Edge enters its third week

Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)

Here are the main developments since Israel launched a major offensive in Gaza aimed at halting rocket fire. The cycle of violence is the fifth between Israel a...

Israel mourns, but undeterred by soldier deaths

Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)

With 18 soldiers killed in Gaza, the highest military casualty toll in eight years, Israel is in mourning, but has vowed to pursue its mission against Hamas mil...

Israel to expand Gaza ground offensive: army

Jul 20, 2014 (AFP)

Israel's army said Sunday it was expanding its ground offensive against the Gaza Strip, as the bloodiest conflict since 2009 entered its 13th day with a death t...

Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian soldiers in checkpoint attack

Jul 19, 2014 (AFP)

Egypt's military said militants firing machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a border checkpoint Saturday, killing 21 soldiers in one of the bigges...

Mali govt, rebels begin tough peace talks in Algiers

Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)

The Bamako government and armed groups from northern Mali launched tough talks in Algiers on Wednesday for an elusive peace deal, with parts of the country stil...

US asks Israel to do more to protect civilians

Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)

The United States urged Israel on Thursday to do more to protect civilians caught in the crossfire between the Jewish state and Hamas, after Israeli air strikes...