WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Britain could sidestep EU ban on arming Syria rebels: PM

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

Britain would consider ignoring a European Union arms ban and supplying weapons to Syrian rebels if it would help topple President Bashar al-Assad, Prime Minist...

In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on ...

Envoy says Cyprus peace push to follow bailout

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

Cyprus peace envoy Alexander Downer said Tuesday the UN will launch a new bid for talks on reuniting the island only after it has secured a bailout for its near...

Myanmar and Kachin rebels agree talks to reach ceasefire

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

Myanmar's government and Kachin rebels have agreed to continue talks to reach an elusive ceasefire during peace discussions hosted by China, the warring rivals ...

2013 critical to Mideast peace hopes: Norwegian FM

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

As the 20th anniversary looms for the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians, a top Norwegian official warned Tuesday that 2013 would be "critical" to...

Syria stalemate fails to halt the fighting

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Syria's conflict is mired in stalemate, with President Bashar al-Assad's forces defending Damascus and territory in the west and centre while rebels control the...

Qaeda claims killing of 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Al-Qaeda front group the Islamic State of Iraq claimed an attack on a convoy in west Iraq that killed 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqi guards, in a statement p...

Air strikes on Homs district attacked by Syria rebels: NGO

Mar 10, 2013 (AFP)

Syrian warplanes on Sunday bombed the Baba Amr district of Homs hours after insurgents attacked the former rebel stronghold that was devastated by an army siege...

Disgruntled Mali soldiers desert posts demanding bonus

Mar 10, 2013 (AFP)

A group of Malian troops briefly abandoned their posts this week and fired shots in the air to demand a deployment bonus, soldiers and officials said Sunday. "S...

Jordan king hopes Obama visit revives Mideast peace

Mar 09, 2013 (AFP)

King Abdullah II of Jordan said on Saturday that he hoped the visit of US President Barack Obama to Israel and the West Bank later this month will offer a momen...

Chad joins African force in Mali

Mar 09, 2013 (AFP)

Chad's 2,000-strong contingent in Mali, which has played a leading part in the fight against jihadist militants, on Saturday officially joined the regional Afri...

French defence minister visits troops in Mali

Mar 08, 2013 (AFP)

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday visited French troops in northern Mali, where the military says they have killed 150 Islamist rebels over...

Outside View: Remove IJC from Netherlands

Mar 07, 2013 (UPI)

In a ground-breaking resolution the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a bill to move the International Court of Justice from The Hague where it ...

Iraq closes border post after Syria clashes

Mar 07, 2013 (AFP)

The government closed a border crossing with Syria and sent in military reinforcements after cross-border fire killed an Iraqi soldier, the defence ministry's s...

Film on Nepal army torture blocked: director

Mar 07, 2013 (AFP)

The makers of a film depicting torture by Nepal's army accused the government of censorship on Friday after they had to cancel the movie's release because of de...

UN scrambles to free peacekeepers abducted in Syria

Mar 07, 2013 (AFP)

The UN pressed on with negotiations on Thursday to secure the release of 21 peacekeepers abducted in Syria as regime warplanes pounded the northern city of Raqa...

Syria exodus hits million, regime steps up air raids

Mar 06, 2013 (AFP)

One million Syrians have fled their homeland since a revolt erupted two years ago, the UN said on Wednesday, as monitors said regime warplanes struck rebel encl...

Israel ill-treatment of Palestinian minors 'systematic': UN

Mar 06, 2013 (AFP)

The ill-treatment of Palestinian minors held within the Israeli military detention system is "widespread, systematic and institutionalised," a report Wednesday ...

Target Israel: Jihadists gather in Sinai

Mar 06, 2013 (UPI)

As Egypt struggles to head off another bout of political violence, Islamist militants, many of them linked to al-Qaida, are establishing a stronghold in the vas...

Warplanes strike across Syria: watchdog

Mar 06, 2013 (AFP)

Syrian warplanes struck rebel enclaves in flashpoints across the country on Wednesday, while a raid in the northern city of Raqa killed and wounded dozens of pe...