WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

US urges 'compromise'as Mideast talks set to resume

Jul 29, 2013 (AFP)

The United States on Monday urged Israelis and Palestinians to work in good faith and make "reasonable compromises" ahead of the first direct talks in three yea...

Libya issues plea for outside help as violence escalates

Jul 28, 2013 (UPI)

The Libyan government said Monday it needed outside help to control new clashes in the capital, near where several oil storage tankers were hit by rocket fire. ...

Syria missile kills 29, regime gains in Homs: NGO

Jul 27, 2013 (AFP)

At least 29 people, mostly children, died in a regime missile strike on the Syrian city of Aleppo, a watchdog said Saturday, as Hezbollah-backed regime forces a...

Netanyahu: Will free 104 Palestinians in peace talks

Jul 27, 2013 (AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel will free 104 Palestinian prisoners to coincide with the resumption of long-stalled peace talks b...

Kerry refers to Palestinian 'country'

Jul 25, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared to have flubbed his lines on Thursday when he referred to the Palestinian territories as a country. Speaking at the Un...

UN weapons experts leave Damascus

Jul 25, 2013 (AFP)

Two UN envoys on a mission to persuade Syria's government to allow inspectors to probe alleged chemical weapons attacks ended a 24-hour visit Thursday, the Unit...

Intense air raids hit targets across Syria: NGO

Jul 23, 2013 (AFP)

Warplanes and helicopter gunships carried out intense air raids across Syria on Tuesday as fighting raged in and around the capital between regime and rebel for...

Mideast peace talks could hinder Palestinian unity bid: experts

Jul 23, 2013 (AFP)

A US-brokered renewal of Middle East peace talks, being mulled by Fatah but rejected outright by Hamas, could seriously hinder inter-Palestinian reconciliation,...

Outside View: Surprising Israel

Jul 23, 2013 (UPI)

The chaos gripping the Middle East, especially Syria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, is leading to a surprising turnabout for many powers, in and outside of the regi...

Remains of oldest European fort in inland U.S. uncovered

Jul 23, 2013 (UPI)

Archaeologists say remains of the oldest European fort in the inland United States has been discovered in the Appalachian Mountains. Researchers from the Univer...

Israel to free 'around 80' Palestinian prisoners

Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)

Israel is poised to decide on the release of around 80 long-serving Palestinian prisoners ahead of renewed peace talks, an Israeli official said on Monday. US S...

For Syria's Assad, Homs is the key target, not Aleppo

Jul 22, 2013 (UPI)

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad are escalating their offensive to push rebel fighters out of the divided strategic city of Homs in the central reg...

Kerry defies the odds as he pursues elusive peace deal

Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)

For months, US Secretary of State John Kerry has cut a rather lonely figure in Washington, openly mocked for his single-minded pursuit of what many believe is a...

Kerry mulls US peace talks team

Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)

Secretary of State John Kerry is finalizing his selection of a team to help shepherd Middle East peace talks on a day to day basis, a US official said Monday. S...

US general lays out military options in Syria

Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)

The top US general has informed Congress of options for military intervention in Syria, but stressed that the decision of whether to go to war was one for civil...

Iran opposes Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Jul 21, 2013 (AFP)

Iran on Sunday voiced opposition to a US-mediated resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, predicting the Jewish state would never agree t...

Peace talks plan met by wall of scepticism in Israel

Jul 21, 2013 (AFP)

A US announcement that Middle East peace talks are to resume, possibly as early as next week, was met Sunday with a wall of scepticism from Israeli officials an...

Peace talks vital for Israel, says Netanyahu

Jul 20, 2013 (AFP)

Renewing negotiations with the Palestinians is "vital" for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday, after both sides agreed to lay the groundwor...

Israel politicians cautiously welcome Kerry breakthrough

Jul 20, 2013 (AFP)

Israeli politicians on Saturday hailed an announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry's of a breakthrough in talks with Palestinians but warned it was an o...

ICRC contacts Colombia rebels on captured US 'soldier'

Jul 20, 2013 (AFP)

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday it has made contact in Colombia with leftist guerrillas who said they wanted to release a captured US...