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MUNICH, Feb 4 — Russia's foreign minister demanded on Saturday that a draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria be amended to avoid giving the impression that the world body was taking sides in a civil war, but Washington still held out for 'yes' vote from Moscow.
Sergei Lavrov warned of a "scandal" if the Security Council voted on ... Read More
Mexico’s ruling National Action Party (PAN) will pick its presidential candidate this weekend, with Josefina Vazquez Mota leading as she aims to become the first woman to lead the country. — Reute
Flights from UK’s Heathrow hit by cold snap
LONDON, Feb 4 — London's Heathrow Airport said it would operate a much reduced service on Sunday with snow and freezing temperatures predicted to hit much of England over the ... Read More
Washington Occupy protesters comply with no-camping rule
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — Some 150 "Occupy" movement protesters who have been camped at a park near the White House since October peacefully removed gear on Saturday after police moved ... Read More
Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work
TEHRAN, Feb 4 — Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear programme even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news ... Read More
Police mass at scene of occupy protest in Washington
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — Police officers wearing helmets and carrying shields arrived at the site where protesters with the "Occupy" movement have been staging a demonstration since ... Read More
Russians stage rival protests over Putin
MOSCOW, Feb 4 — 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 thousands of ... Read More
Over 200 people killed in Syria as UN prepares to vote
BEIRUT, Feb 4 — More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said today, as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a draft ... Read More
Egypt clashes ease but protesters determined to fight on
CAIRO, Feb 4 — Clashes between rock-throwing protesters and riot police eased in Egypt today as activists argued over how to build momentum in their push to oust the country’s ... Read More
Second teacher arrested amid LA sex abuse probe
LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 — Police arrested a second teacher at a Los Angeles-area elementary school yesterday where one instructor is accused of taking bondage-style photos of students ... Read More
Romania rescues children as Europe’s freeze deepens
BUCHAREST, Feb 4 — Nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated house, joining at least 189 others killed by a Siberian front that strengthened its ... Read More
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