 | Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria
Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.
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 | Vatican rejects corruption allegations
The administration of the Vatican City State is rejecting accusations of corruption in the Holy See's awarding of contracts.
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 | Five killed at show in Mexico
Mexican authorities say a masked man opened fire on a band playing popular norteno music in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring 10 others.
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 | 25 killed after truck slams into bus
Kenya Red Cross spokesman Fredrick Gori says the accident in Kisumu city happened after a truck hit a 14-seater minibus carrying excess passengers.
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 | Violence escalates in Syria
Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours, killing more than 200 people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising.
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 | Death toll in Egypt clashes climbs
The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to eight as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule.
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 | Protesters rally against Putin
Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.
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 | Clinton: U.S., Europe must work to defeat tyrants
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling on Europe and the United States to do more together to fight tyrannies, promote democracy and repair the damage from the global financial crisis.
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 | Iran begins exercises near Gulf strait
The country's Revolutionary Guard is starting naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, the critical Gulf oil tanker route that Tehran has threatened to close in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
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 | Afghan civilian deaths in war hits five-year high
A new U.N. report says last year was the deadliest on record for Afghanistan civilians, with 3,021 killed in the war.
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