http://www.rte.ie/news/conflict/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie en-ie Copyright © RTÉ Publishing, see http://www.rte.ie/extra/rss.html for terms and conditions of reuse News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:03 +0100 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:03 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/conflict// http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457434-afghanistan-attack/ Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the US, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:03 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457434-afghanistan-attack/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457495-irish-soldiers-safe-following-somali-terror-attack/ The Defence Forces has confirmed that four Irish soldiers are unharmed following a terrorist attack on a United Nations compound in Somalia. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:49:35 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457495-irish-soldiers-safe-following-somali-terror-attack/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457214-nato-hand-over-security-lead-to-afghan-troops/ Four US forces have been killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a US official said tonight, speaking on condition of anonymity. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457214-nato-hand-over-security-lead-to-afghan-troops/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457316-at-least-26-dead-in-iraq-bombings/ Two suicide bombers have targeted a Shia mosque in Baghdad, killing 29 people and wounding 55 more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:51:18 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457316-at-least-26-dead-in-iraq-bombings/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0613/456367-syria/ The death toll in Syria reached at least 93,000 at the end of April, the United Nations human rights office has said. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:23:24 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0613/456367-syria/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0614/456554-syria-conflict-assad/ The Syrian government has dismissed as "full of lies" claims from the United States that it used chemical weapons. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:41:57 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0614/456554-syria-conflict-assad/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0613/456395-turkey/ Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has issued a final warning to protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:53:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0613/456395-turkey/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0612/456247-syria/ Syrian rebels have battled Shias in a village in the country's east, killing over 60 people including civilians. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:21:25 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0612/456247-syria/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0611/455884-syria-conflict-assad/ At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:58:22 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0611/455884-syria-conflict-assad/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0611/455949-north-south-korea/ South Korea has said planned talks with North Korea, which were due to take place tomorrow, have been scrapped. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:24:13 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0611/455949-north-south-korea/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455624-north-south-korea-to-hold-senior-level-meeting/ North and South Korea have agreed to hold senior-level talks in Seoul in an attempt to ease heightened tension between the two nations. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:52:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455624-north-south-korea-to-hold-senior-level-meeting/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455627-kabul-airport-attack/ Seven Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, have attacked the main airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:35:01 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455627-kabul-airport-attack/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455628-turkish-police-clash-with-protesters-in-ankara/ Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is to meet leaders of the Gezi Park platform, the group whose protests against the destruction of an Istanbul park have spiralled into a wave of anti-government protests that have rocked Turkey. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:32:27 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455628-turkish-police-clash-with-protesters-in-ankara/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455659-13-people-killed-in-iraq-after-double-explosion/ Car bombs and a suicide attack in two Iraqi towns north of Baghdad have left at least 21 people dead. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:42:34 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455659-13-people-killed-in-iraq-after-double-explosion/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455697-syria/ The US could make a decision as early as this week on whether to arm Syrian rebels, a US official said this afternoon. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:30:37 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0610/455697-syria/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0608/455394-afghanistan-paktika/ Three US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on them in the eastern province of Paktika. Sat, 8 Jun 2013 23:02:55 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0608/455394-afghanistan-paktika/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0607/455110-syria/ French President Francois Hollande has demanded the immediate release of two French journalists missing in Syria. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 14:57:47 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0607/455110-syria/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0606/454834-syria-qusair/ The European Union is to provide a further €400m of aid in an attempt to ease the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighbouring countries. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 23:07:58 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0606/454834-syria-qusair/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0606/454883-turkey-protests/ Thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul as the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns from a tour of North Africa. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 23:00:36 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0606/454883-turkey-protests/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0605/454606-syria-qusair/ The Syrian army has regained control of the strategic town of Qusair on the border with Lebanon, Syrian state television said this morning. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 23:05:59 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0605/454606-syria-qusair/