Congressmen find few Boston attack clues in Russia Jun 2nd, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - The head of a U.S. congressional delegation to Russia says it learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, despite the best efforts of actor Steven Seagal. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : congressmen, find, boston, attack, clues, russia, Top Keywords

Assad forces advance; West, Russia exchange barbs ahead of talks May 31st, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tightened their siege of rebels in a strategic town on Friday, in a counter-offensive that is shifting the balance of the Syrian war ahead of a peace conference next month... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, forces, advance, west, russia, exchange, barbs, ahead, talks, Top Keywords

Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to Syria May 31st, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's MiG aircraft maker said Friday it plans to sign a new agreement to ship at least 10 fighter jets to Syria, a move that comes amid international criticism of earlier Russian weapons deals with Syrian President Bashar Assad&... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, sell, least, fighters, syria, exchange, barbs, ahead, talks, Top Keywords

Russia unlikely to send S-300 missiles to Syria before autumn: Interfax May 31st, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow is unlikely to deliver a shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria before the autumn, a Russian arms industry source told Interfax news agency on Friday. The source suggested the delivery could be accelerated if neig... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, unlikely, send, s300, missiles, syria, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

Syria: Assad vague on delivery of Russian missiles May 30th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a TV interview broadcast Thursday that Russia has fulfilled some of its weapons contracts recently, but was vague on whether this included advanced S-300 air defense systems. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, assad, vague, delivery, russian, missiles, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

Assad reported to confirm Russian missile shipment May 30th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday was quoted as saying his regime has received from Russia a first shipment of sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles - game-changing weapons that are bound to further raise regional tension, partic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, reported, confirm, russian, missile, shipment, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

US delegation to Russia: allow adoption completion May 30th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Members of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Moscow have urged Russian officials to allow the completion of U.S. adoptions of Russian children, which were caught in limbo by the Russian ban. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : delegation, russia, allow, adoption, completion, shipment, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

Syrian regime says it has Russian missiles May 30th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said the regime has received the first shipment of sophisticated Russian anti-aircraft missiles, while the main Western-backed opposition group announced Thursday that it will not participate in peace talks... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, regime, says, russian, missiles, shipment, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

Lebanese TV: Syria has received Russian missiles May 30th, 2013 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - The Syrian president has told Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned TV station that Damascus received the first shipment of Russian air defense missiles, according to remarks released Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lebanese, syria, received, russian, missiles, shipment, autumn, interfax, talks, Top Keywords

Assad says Syria received Russian missile shipment: Lebanese media May 30th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has received the first shipment of an air defense system from Russia, President Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying, sending a signal of military strength days before an EU arms embargo on the war-torn country lapses. "... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, says, syria, received, russian, missile, shipment, lebanese, media, Top Keywords