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Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution aimed at stopping ongoing violence in Syria Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down amid escalating violence.
The other 13 members of the council, including the United States, Britain and France, voted in an unusual we... Saturday , February 04, 2012
Syrian assault on Homs kills more than 200, activists say; Russia, China veto UN resolution BEIRUT - Syrian forces hammered restive neighbourhoods in the city of Homs for hours with mortars and artillery before dawn Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing more than 200 people in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists sa... Saturday , February 04, 2012
Greek finance minister: Debt negotiations must be completed by late Sunday ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s finance minister said negotiations for the bailout deal his country needs to avoid defaulting on its debts must be completed by late Sunday, but that a breakthrough is being held up by demands from debt inspectors for more austerity measures.
Evangelos Venizelos sai... Saturday , February 04, 2012
30 years later, Argentines still want ’their’ islands back from Britain, but won’t risk war BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - London’s tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war around the globe, and acknowledge that the islands an... Saturday , February 04, 2012
Before Nevada vote, confident Romney assails Obama and Gingrich launches new attack at Romney LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Mitt Romney, heavily favoured to win Nevada’s presidential caucuses Saturday, focused on the state’s unemployment rate ? which is well above the national average ? rather than campaigning against chief Republican rival Newt Gingrich.
Campaigning throughout the state Friday,... Saturday , February 04, 2012
