WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

US says Israel peace deal security guarantees possible

Dec 07, 2013 (AFP)

The United States said Saturday it had conducted its deepest-ever analysis of Israel's security needs and believed a two-state solution with Palestinians could ...

Muslim rebels kill man in Philippines raid despite peace talks

Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)

Muslim rebels killed one man in a raid on a police station in the southern Philippines Friday to free two arrested comrades despite a ceasefire and peace talks ...

Kerry urges spirit of Mandela in Mideast peace process

Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to take inspiration from Nelson Mandela in peace talks, as he wrapped up another visit to...

Israel security key in talks on peace, Iran: Kerry

Dec 05, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that Israel's security is a top priority for Washington, both in nuclear talks with Iran and peace talks with...

After Hezbollah assassination, Lebanon stands at the abyss again

Dec 05, 2013 (UPI)

Lebanon's pro-Hezbollah daily al-Akhbar says the Shiite movement is mulling an attack on Israel which it blames for the assassination of one of its senior comma...

Global pressure pushes back Israel's red lines

Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)

The nuclear deal signed with Iran, and Israel's participation in an EU project which bars settlement funding, is proving the effectiveness of external pressure ...

Slaying of Hezbollah chief sharpens Lebanese tensions

Dec 04, 2013 (UPI)

The assassination Tuesday of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut has heightened sectarian tensions in Lebanon, already aggravated by the civil war in neighbo...

Iraq PM in talks on Syria during Iran trip

Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Iran on Wednesday, state television reported, for two days of talks that will also focus on the conflict raging i...

Hotel shortage may push Syria peace talks out of Geneva

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

The much-anticipated "Geneva II" Syrian peace talks might not be held in Geneva due to insufficient hotel availability, UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi sai...

Lebanon army arrests 21 over Syria-linked violence

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

Lebanon's army arrested 21 men suspected of involvement in sectarian fighting that killed 11 people in Tripoli over three days, a day after it took control of t...

EU strikes optimistic note on Mideast peace talks

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

The EU envoy to Israel expressed optimism Tuesday about US efforts to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and insisted the West had taken a tough line on I...

Syria war crimes evidence implicates Assad: UN

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

Evidence has been uncovered in Syria that implicates President Bashar al-Assad and members of his entourage, in war crimes and crimes against humanity, UN human...

Bomb blast kills Tunisia officer near Algeria border

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

A landmine killed a Tunisian army officer on Monday in the Mount Chaambi border region, where security forces have for months been hunting Al-Qaeda linked milit...

Most complex work on Syria chemicals 'still lies ahead': UN

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

The top UN official charged with destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpile on Monday warned that the most difficult part of its mission in the conflict-ridd...

A Syria solution must have Assad's blessing: minister

Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)

No solution proposed at Syria peace talks next month will be implemented without President Bashar al-Assad's approval, the deputy foreign minister said in remar...

Israel's Herzog calls for 'brave' steps in peace talks

Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)

Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Sunday he would push the government to take "brave" steps in US-brokered peace negotiations, after holding talks wit...

50 killed in air strikes on Syria's Al-Bab: NGO

Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)

A two-day wave of regime air strikes on a north Syrian town has killed 50 people, a monitor said Sunday, while in Damascus a mortar round struck the French scho...

Colombian FARC rebels agree to 'peace' match

Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)

Colombia's FARC rebels agreed Saturday to a "peace" match proposal by famed former footballer Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, with the group seizing on the idea an...

Soldier killed, army base attacked in Libya's Benghazi

Nov 30, 2013 (AFP)

Unidentified assailants gunned down a soldier outside his home and attacked a special forces base in Libya's second city Benghazi during the night, a security o...

Fighting rages near Damascus, missile hits Raqa: monitor

Nov 28, 2013 (AFP)

Rebels and loyalists clashed on two key fronts near Damascus, as a missile hit Raqa city in northern Syria early Thursday, killing six people and wounding 30, a...