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Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria

4 Feb 2012

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 bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. The high-level diplomatic setback came after world leaders and Syrian opposition activists accused Assad's forces of a ...

Russia, China veto UN move on Syria as toll rises

4 Feb 2012

Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, hours after Syrian forces bombed Homs, killing hundreds.

Russia blocks UN resolution as Syria shaken by 'massacre'

4 Feb 2012

Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown, hours after Syrian forces bombed the protest city of Homs killing hundreds of people.