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Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says Baird
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says Baird
Canada is “disappointed in the extreme” that China and Russia have vetoed a United Nations Security Council condemning the Syrian government’s crackdown on civilian protests, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Saturday.Read Full Article ...
 
Africa: South Africa Backs Vetoed UN Syria Resolution
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Africa: South Africa Backs Vetoed UN Syria Resolution
[BuaNews] Pretoria - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep regret after Security Council members were unable to agree on a resolution backing an Ara...
 
IAEA Nuclear Inspectors to Visit Iran Again in February
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
IAEA Nuclear Inspectors to Visit Iran Again in February
Inspectors will return to Iran on Feb. 21, suggesting that some common understanding had been reached regarding the country’s position regarding scrutiny of it...
 
Syria: Russia and China's resolution veto shames UN, says William Hague
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Syria: Russia and China's resolution veto shames UN, says William Hague
Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses Russia and China of encouraging further bloodshed in Syria after they veto resolution.Read Full Article ...
 
Kenya safe for Homosexuals
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Kenya safe for Homosexuals
Then the nightmare started -- people began insulting and then assaulting them, and then they had to run away to Kenya. The couple have been in Nairobi since Ma...
 
Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
The United Nations Security Council failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution back...
 
Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
2/5/2012 - 10:02:02 AM The United Nations Security Council failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China bl...
 
Syrian uprising: Russia and China veto UN resolution
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Syrian uprising: Russia and China veto UN resolution
Russia and China last night blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution over the continuing trouble in Syria.Read Full Article ...
 
Tales from the Coffeeshop: the life and times of Don Christofias
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Tales from the Coffeeshop: the life and times of Don Christofias
Author: Patroclos THE MAN who appeared in Nicosia district court on Wednesday charged with being a public nuisance because he called the president a ‘vlakas’ l...
 
Envoys we love to hate
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Envoys we love to hate
Author: Stefanos Evripidou IT’S BEEN a long-time brewing but parliament finally passed a resolution censuring UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer on Thursday, ...
 
Veto on Syria sparks Arab and Western fury
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Veto on Syria sparks Arab and Western fury
Russian and Chinese vetoes at UN dubbed as "betrayal of Syrian people" amid fresh calls for President Assad to step downRead Full Article ...
 
UNAMID chief is a burden on Darfur crisis – JEM rebels
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
UNAMID chief is a burden on Darfur crisis – JEM rebels
February 4, 2012 (KHARTOUM) --- The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) distanced itself today from the head of the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAM...
 
17-year-old girl ''sells'' baby for US$128 in Nigeria
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
17-year-old girl ''sells'' baby for US$128 in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A 17-year-old girl, Blessing John, has sold her two-week-old baby girl for 20,000 naira (US$128) because she could not cater for her, N...
 
Syria: Ban voices deep regret after Security Council fails to agree on resolution
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Syria: Ban voices deep regret after Security Council fails to agree on resolution
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced deep regret after Security Council members were today unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resol...
 
Russia-China veto ‘ undermined UN’
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Russia-China veto ‘ undermined UN’
Western and Arab powers have reacted angrily to Russia and China's veto of a Security Council resolution on the Syria crisis.Read Full Article ...
 
Russia blocks UN resolution as Syria shaken by 'massacre'
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Russia blocks UN resolution as Syria shaken by 'massacre'
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown, hours after Syrian forces bombed the protest ci...
 
Mustaqbal, AMAL to Hold Direct Talks after Feb. 14
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Mustaqbal, AMAL to Hold Direct Talks after Feb. 14
Speaker Nabih Berri has not yet launched efforts to end the political deadlock in Lebanon, however the recent meeting between his envoy Minister Ali Hassan Kha...
 
Syria veto slammed
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Syria veto slammed
Western and Arab powers have reacted angrily to Russia and China's veto of a Security Council resolution on the Syria crisis, but Moscow and Beijing insisted t...
 
Persecuted at home, African gays seek Kenya refuge
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Persecuted at home, African gays seek Kenya refuge
Until a new anti-homosexuality bill caused a wave of homophobia in Uganda, John and Paul could hold hands in the streets of the capital Kampala and kiss in nig...
 
Persecuted at home, African homosexuals seek refuge in Kenya
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Persecuted at home, African homosexuals seek refuge in Kenya
NAIROBI, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) -Until a new anti-homosexuality bill caused a wave of homophobia in Uganda, John and Paul could hold hands in the streets of the cap...
 
Strong words at U.N. after vetoes
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Sunday, 05 February 2012
Strong words at U.N. after vetoes
U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against ...
 
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