 New York Times | In Biting Cold, Protesters Pack the Center of Moscow New York Times MOSCOW â€" Antigovernment protesters managed to gather a third huge crowd in the center of Moscow on Saturday, undeterred by the arctic cold or by the near certainty that Vladimir V. Putin will win a six-year presidential term next month. Thousands Rally Against Putin Tens of thousands brave Moscow cold to protest against Putin Anti-Putin protesters fill Moscow's frozen streets |
 Los Angeles Times | Tens of thousands brave Moscow cold to protest against Putin Los Angeles Times The third mass protest in Moscow in two months against Russia leader Vladimir Putin and demanding fair elections appeared to have been the largest yet. Demonstrators brave bitterly cold weather in Moscow to attend a massive protest against Russian ... Anti-Putin protesters fill Moscow's frozen streets Observers Praise Police Work at Moscow Protest Rally Tens of thousands rally against Putin |
 Los Angeles Times | Russia, China veto new UN resolution on Syria Los Angeles Times The resolution backed an Arab League plan calling on President Bashar Assad to cede power. In the Syrian city of Homs, shelling leaves 200 dead, activists say. Portuguese representative of the UN Security Council Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral, left, ... Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria Russia and China Block UN Action on Crisis in Syria West deplores Syria draft UN veto by Russia and China |
 ABC News | Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria ABC News Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists said more than 200 were ... Russia and China Block UN Action on Crisis in Syria West deplores Syria draft UN veto by Russia and China Russia, China veto UN draft backing Arab plan for Syria |
 CTV.ca | Russians in rival protests to demand free elections, support Putin Salt Lake Tribune By Ulf Mauder Moscow • Several thousand protesters took to the streets in Russia Saturday demanding free and fair elections, a month before presidential polls are due, while a counter rally expressed support for candidate Vladimir Putin. Thousands Rally Against Putin Tens of thousands rally against Putin Russians stage rival protests over Putin |
 CTV.ca | Iran flexes muscles, begins military exercises in south Times of India Plans for new naval games in the Persian Gulf have been in the works for weeks. State media said that ground forces began maneuvers in southern Iran, but it was not immediately clear whether it was part of the planned naval training missions or a ... Diplomat: Iran to Keep Cooperating With Nuclear Agency Israeli defense minister says he sees widening global support for possible ... Iran Launches New Military Exercises |
 The Guardian | Russia, China veto UN draft backing Arab plan for Syria Reuters By Louis Charbonneau and Patrick Worsnip | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a UN resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown ... 'UNSC inaction on Syria reaffirms unreliability' Only Putin can decide if and when Assad will step down Syria veto shames UN, says Hague |
 CTV.ca | 'UN inaction on Syria reaffirms it's unreliability' Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON 02/05/2012 01:48 Foreign Ministry official says Russia, China's veto blocking resolution against Assad reconfirms that “old alliances die hard.†By Mike Segar / Reuters Russia and China's veto at the UN Security Council blocking a ... Russia's veto on Syria sidelines UN as diplomatic options run out Russia's UN Veto on Syria Measure Gives Assad 'License to Kill' Russia's UN Veto on Syria Gives Assad 'License to Kill' |
 Bloomberg | Russia's UN Veto on Syria Measure Gives Assad 'License to Kill' Bloomberg Enlarge image Syria Syria Tomas Munita/The New York Times/Redux Members of the Free Syrian Army at the funeral for a fellow comrade in the Damascus suburb of Saqba on Jan. 27, 2012. Failure by the United Nations Security Council to deliver global ... Russia, China veto at UN despite outrage over Syrian assault on restive city Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria Syria resolution vetoed by Russia and China at United Nations |
 CBC.ca | Pro- and Anti-Putin Rallies Draw Mass Turnouts in Moscow Voice of America February 04, 2012 Pro- and Anti-Putin Rallies Draw Mass Turnouts in Moscow James Brooke | Moscow Russia's political protest movement has been in hibernation since Christmas. Winter still holds Moscow in its grip. But, columns of protesters, ... Anti-Putin march draws tens of thousands in Moscow Tens of thousands in Moscow demand end to Putin's rule Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally |
 USA TODAY | UN resolution fails as violence in Syria worsens USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) â€" Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Russia and China Block UN Action on Syrian Crisis After massacre in Syria, Russia and China veto UN resolution Strong words at UN after Syria veto |
 Globe and Mail | US 'disgusted' after Russia, China veto UNSC on Syria Jerusalem Post By OREN KESSLER AND REUTERS 02/04/2012 21:48 Washington's UN envoy warns: Further bloodshed 'will be on your hands'; Obama decries 'unspeakable' violence, says regime that 'massacres its people does not deserve to govern.' By REUTERS/Allison Joyce ... Russia, China block UN resolution on Syria violence Syrian Activists: 200 Dead in Gov't Assault Russia and China brave Arab and Western fury to veto UN resolution on Syria |
 CTV.ca | Russia, China block UN resolution on Syria violence Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM BEIRUT--Russia and China on Saturday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution backing an Arab League plan that may have hastened the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The two veto-wielding nations acted in New York ... UN Security Council fails to pass resolution on Syria Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria Clinton warns more bloodshed if Syria action blocked |
 Christian Science Monitor | UN council to vote on Syria amid new assault Christian Science Monitor In an unusual weekend session, European envoys to the UN Security Council said they would vote on a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The move came as more than 200 people reportedly were killed in one of the worst ... Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria Obama slams Syria on massacre, as UN Security Council fails to pass resolution Russia, China block anti-Assad resolution at UN amid Syria bloodshed |
 Globe and Mail | Tens of thousands in Moscow rally against Putin's rule USA TODAY MOSCOW (AP) â€" Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that ... Tens of thousands rally against Putin (2:01) 'Frozen fury': Thousands brave icy chill to protest in Moscow Tens of thousands join rival marches in Moscow |
 CTV.ca | Russians stage rival protests over Putin Reuters By Thomas Grove and Alissa de Carbonnel | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and supporters of the prime minister staged a ... Thousands Rally Against Putin Anti-Putin protesters march through Moscow Anti Putin protests return to Moscow's freezing streets |
 Globe and Mail | Russian FM Threatens 'Scandal' on Syria Resolution Voice of America February 04, 2012 Russian FM Threatens 'Scandal' on Syria Resolution VOA News Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized the text of a Western-backed United Nations Security Council resolution on the violence in Syria, saying there will be a ... Russia: UN risk taking sides in Syrian civil war UN council to vote on Syria amid new assault Syria Resolution Turns on Russia's Veto Power in UN Council |
 Fox News | Tens of thousands rally against Putin Fox News MOSCOW â€" Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, braving sub-zero temperatures to keep the protest movement alive one month before a presidential election that Putin is ... Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule in Russia Russians Hold Dueling Political Rallies Moscow: Thousands join pro- and anti-Putin protests |
 ABC News | Death Toll Is Said to Rise in Syrian City of Homs New York Times BEIRUT â€" Syria opposition leaders raised the death toll to 260 in a military assault Saturday on the ravaged central city of Homs, an attack that opposition leaders described as the government's deadliest in the nearly 11-month-old uprising. Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault More than 200 Dead After Shelling in Syrian City After reports of mass bloodshed in Syria, protests erupt on several continents |
 Sydney Morning Herald | More than 200 Dead After Shelling in Syrian City Voice of America February 04, 2012 More than 200 Dead After Shelling in Syrian City VOA News Human rights activists say Syrian armed forces have killed at least 217 people in the city of Homs in a surge of violence that began Friday, as the United Nations gets ready to ... Death Toll Is Said to Rise in Syrian City of Homs After reports of mass bloodshed in Syria, protests erupt on several continents Syrian Activists: 200 Dead in Government Assault |
 CTV.ca | Moscow Curbs Supplies of Gas Across Europe Wall Street Journal Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit ... Putin tells Gazprom to ensure gas supplies for Europe Ukraine death toll from cold rises to 122 Gazprom says unable to meet greater Europe gas demand -reports |
 Telegraph.co.uk | After reports of mass bloodshed in Syria, protests erupt in several continents CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A wave of protests broke out at Syrian embassies on several continents amid reports of more than 200 deaths in one Syrian city on Friday and before a possible UN Security Council vote on a response to the violent ... Russia warns of 'scandal' in UN Syria vote Arrests at Syrian embassy protest Syrians storm embassies after uprising's worst violence |
 Globe and Mail | UN Security Council could vote Saturday on response to Syria CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Almost eleven months after protesters first flooded Syrian streets to demand regime change and true democratic freedoms, the UN Security Council could vote Saturday on a draft resolution that would pressure the government ... Syria forces 'in Homs massacre' Syria denies massacre of 200 in Homs Syrian Activists: 200 Dead in Government Assault |
 The Guardian | 'Iranian threat against Jewish targets in US on the rise' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF 02/04/2012 09:32 Guarded and "soft" sites, such as synagogues, schools and community centers, are under increasing threat by Iran, letter obtained by ABC says; US, Canada heighten security around Jewish centers. Israeli officials warn of 'knee-jerk' showdown with Iran Iran Starts Naval Exercises Near Gulf Strait Iran begins naval exercises near Gulf strait |
