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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010.
China   Photos   Russia   United Nations   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)		  Zeenews 
Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount
Sun 5 Feb 2012
Moscow/Beijing: As their UN Security Council veto on Syria invited bitter criticism, both Russia and China shot back today contending that the half-baked resolution would have only sent an "unbalanced... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence.
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  The Daily Mail 
Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
Sun 5 Feb 2012
More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. Activists claim the military carried out a night... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members – including Néstor Osorio (centre, back to camera) – vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012.  San Francisco Chronicle  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails
United Nations -- A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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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).  The Star  Sun 5 Feb 2012
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 bloody... (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 Sat 4 Feb 2012
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... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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Opposition demonstrators carry a banner reading "Dissenters' march" during an anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Police thwarted an anti-Kremlin protest organized by chess great Garry Kasparov's opposition group Sunday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. Later About 50 protesters, one with a banner of Kasparov's group United Civil Front, which is part of Other Russia, gathered at another site in central Moscow and marched about 1 kilometer (half a mile) along a major street, shouting slogans such as "Russia without Putin!" before they disper Al Jazeera Sat 4 Feb 2012
Rival Putin rallies hold protests in Moscow
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the Russian capital to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power, a month before he... (photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev)
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A gas pressure gauge is seen at a snow-covered transit point on the main pipeline from Russia in the village of Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others. Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sat 4 Feb 2012
As Europe Shivers, Russia and Ukraine Point Fingers Over Natural Gas Supply to the West
MOSCOW -- The flow of natural gas has fallen off sharply in the main pipelines supplying Europe from Russia, but this time cold weather -- not politics -- is to blame.... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov)
Europe   Moscow   Russia   Photos   Wikipedia: Natural gas
Tourists take shelter from snow as snowflakes fell in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. BBC News Sat 4 Feb 2012
Freezing Europe hit by Russian gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. An EU energy spokeswoman said eight... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)
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Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. The Independent Sat 4 Feb 2012
Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
A dramatic loss of sea ice covering the Barents and Kara Seas above northern Russia could explain why a chill Arctic wind has engulfed much of Europe and killed 221... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Climate   Europe   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Effects of global warming
The Red Cross workers, left, gives hot tea to homeless people in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, during extremely cold weather conditions. BBC News Fri 3 Feb 2012
Cold weather death toll passes 100 in Ukraine
More than 100 people have now died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev. Most of the 101 who died were... (photo: AP / Photomig)
Europe   Photos   Ukraine   Weather   Wikipedia: Winter storm
A wide view of the UN Security Council during its deliberations on Syria, 31 January, 2012. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri 3 Feb 2012
U.N. Tentatively Backs a Plan for Syria
UNITED NATIONS -- Security Council ambassadors reached a wobbly consensus on Thursday backing an Arab League plan for political change in Syria, after they dropped a... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, at the side lines of an annual state-backed rally, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, marking the anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. Red Lines and Ticking Clocks: U.S. War Plans Against Iran GlobalResearch
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Kazakh riot police officers detain a demonstrator during an opposition rally in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Protests spread in troubled Kazakh oil region Khaleej Times
Public square in Aral, Kazakhstan. Aral, also known as Aralsk or Aral'sk, (Kazakh: Арал, Russian: Аральск) is a small city in south-western Kazakhstan, located in the oblast (region) of Kyzylorda. Suspected suicide bomber attacks Kazakh oil city Toronto Sun
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Supporters of Syria's President Bashar Assad hold a flag with Assad's image printed on it at a demonstration in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria (Yet) The New York Times
From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. UN Security Council Agrees Upon Syria Resolution – Russian Envoy Novosti
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In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country. Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric Pakalert Press
A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac Pressure Israel, Not Iran. Israel has an Arsenal of 200-300 Nuclear Weapons… Pakalert Press
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