WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Jan 11, 2014 (AFP)

An Al-Qaeda surge and Sunni-Shiite tumult spanning Iraq and Syria are testing eroded US influence and the logic of a foreign policy built on antipathy to Middle...

Israeli strike wounds two militants in Gaza

Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)

An Israeli air strike wounded two Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip Thursday, medical and security sources said. "Two Palestinians were hit and i...

Philippine leader seeks Norway's help in peace talks

Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)

Philippine President Benigno Aquino Thursday sought Norway's help in reviving failed peace talks with Maoist guerrillas, a senior presidential aide said, nearly...

Germany says will help destroy Syria chemical weapons

Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)

Germany said Thursday it had accepted a UN request to destroy remnants of Syria's chemical weapons on its own soil as part of a bid to eliminate the arsenal by ...

Jordan king, Abbas discuss Mideast peace talks

Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas briefed Jordanian King Abdullah II Wednesday on Middle East peace negotiations, after US Secretary of State John Kerry failed...

UN says Syria chemical deadline still possible

Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)

The June deadline to destroy Syria's chemical arms can still be met despite delays moving the most dangerous chemicals, the head of the UN mission monitoring th...

German foreign minister backs inviting Iran to Syria meet

Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday he backed Iranian involvement in a conference in Switzerland this month on ending the brutal near...

Kerry heading to France, Kuwait with focus on Syria

Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry is hitting the road again this weekend for discussions about the war in Syria in France and Kuwait, just two weeks before peace...

Peace talks deadline may be extended: Israel minister

Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)

Middle East peace talks could be extended beyond their April deadline, Israel's defence minister said Tuesday, insisting current negotiations were aimed solely ...

First chemical materials removed from Syria: UN-OPCW

Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)

A first shipment of material has been removed from Syria under a deal to rid the country of its chemical weapons arsenal, the joint mission overseeing the disar...

Syria peace meet must seek future without Assad: Turkey PM

Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)

A UN-hosted peace conference on Syria must work to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power because of his culpability for tens of thousands of deaths, Turke...

Technology one step ahead of war laws

Jan 07, 2014 (SPX)

Today's emerging military technologies-including unmanned aerial vehicles, directed-energy weapons, lethal autonomous robots, and cyber weapons like Stuxnet-rai...

Israel approves new settlement plans: rights group

Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)

A plan for 272 new homes in West Bank settlements was approved on the eve of US Secretary of State John Kerry's departure Monday, Israel's Peace Now movement sa...

Kerry ends Mideast trip without framework deal

Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed home from the Middle East on Monday, insisting progress had been made despite failing to reach a framework to guide Isra...

Iran not on Syria peace conference list: UN

Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday sent invitations to 30 countries to attend a Syria peace conference this month, but did not include Iran, a spokesman said. US S...

Israel rejects US proposals on Jordan Valley: minister

Jan 05, 2014 (AFP)

Israel rejects any US-proposed security concessions for the Jordan Valley, a cabinet member close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as US Secret...

Kerry: Mideast peace plan will be 'fair, balanced'

Jan 05, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that any Middle East peace plan would be "fair and balanced," as he held a fourth day of talks with Israeli and Pal...

Kerry on third day of Mideast shuttle

Jan 04, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry was Saturday seeking to brush aside bitter recriminations and push forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on a third day o...

Key Syria opposition bloc reaffirms peace talks rejection

Jan 03, 2014 (AFP)

A key group within Syria's mainstream opposition National Coalition reaffirmed Friday that it will not attend peace talks slated for later this month in Switzer...

Syrian group hacks Skype

Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)

The Syrian Electronic Army hacker group set its sights on Skype's social media accounts Wednesday to accuse Microsoft of spying on user data. Microsoft-owned Sk...