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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives for a meeting with Israel's President Shimon Peres, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
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Russia's Lavrov says al-Assad committed to halting violence
| Beirut/Damascus - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held Tuesday what he described as 'very useful' talks with embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said that Damascus was committed to... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
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Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
| MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy the West at a scale rarely see... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
Members of the United Nations Security Council speak with the media at the end of their second day in Khartoum, Sudan. From left Susan Rice (United States), Gerard Araud (France), Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation).  The Star 
Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloo... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
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A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as representatives arrive for a meeting on the situation in Syria, 31 January, 2012.  Breitbart 
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
| This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... | This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... | Portuguese representative Jose Filip... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold a rally in support of President Bashar Assad, pictured in the large banner, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least six people - including two children - as they fired on anti-government demonstrations across the country on Friday The Star
Syria "massacre" puts pressure on Moscow to back U.N.
| BEIRUT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in an assault on the city of Homs, activists said, the bloodiest day of an 11-month uprising giving ... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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A Syrian wounded woman who was injured by the shelling of the Syrian government forces, stands at her entrance house, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012. Sun Star
Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
| BEIRUT (Updated) -- In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode... (photo: AP)
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In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, anti-Syrian regime protesters march in Bensh, Idlib Province, northern Syria. Toronto Sun
Over 200 killed in Syria as UN prepares to vote
| BEIRUT -- More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote o... (photo: AP / Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti The Star
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Arab and Western drafters of a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at stopping Syria's bloody upheaval revised their text on Thursday in a... (photo: AP / David Karp)
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File - Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the UN, addresses a Security Council meeting on the issue of Israeli settlements and the Palestinian territories, 18 February, 2011. The New York Times
Diplomats at U.N. Haggle With Russia Toward a Compromise on Syria
| UNITED NATIONS — Security Council ambassadors on Wednesday began trying to negotiate a compromise resolution on Syria, with the bartering focused in good part on ... (photo: UN / John McIlwaine)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, the Maldives Police special force officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest in Male, Maldives. Maldives president quits after weeks of protest The Guardian
A floor trader looks on the stock price at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, May 7, 2010. Investors dumped shares across the board in Asia after the Dow Jones industrials plunged 1,000 points at one point Thursday, the biggest drop ever during a trading day, amid fears that Greece's debt problems could halt the global economic recovery. A technical glitch is suspected of contributing to the plunge. Asia stocks muted as Greek debt talks drag on The Times Of India
In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution BBC News
Terrorism
Secretary general Ban Ki-moon has a Helicopter overflight of the flood-affected areas of Bangkok Overflight of flood-affected areas of Bangkok The helicopter will take off and land at the same Thai army base (located 10 minutes from ESCAP), at 2nd Army Cavalry Division, Sanam Pao. The flight itself is expected to last for 30 min and will give the Secretary-General a bird-eye view of flooded areas in Bangkok, in particular the western part of the city, the Thonburi area, which has experienced the worst flood situation. Travel advice unchanged despite terror warning for Bangkok Sydney Morning Herald
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with he Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran UN chief condemns assasination of Iranian scientist Irna
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Members of the United Nations Security Council speak with the media at the end of their second day in Khartoum, Sudan. From left Susan Rice (United States), Gerard Araud (France), Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation). Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria The Star
A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as representatives arrive for a meeting on the situation in Syria, 31 January, 2012. Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria Breitbart
Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold a rally in support of President Bashar Assad, pictured in the large banner, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least six people - including two children - as they fired on anti-government demonstrations across the country on Friday Syria "massacre" puts pressure on Moscow to back U.N. The Star
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