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Independent online (SA) Wed 1 Feb 2012 End violence in Syria - US and allies Vowing to avoid “another Libya,” the US and its allies challenged Russia on Tuesday to overcome its opposition to a UN draft resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad yield... (photo: AP / SANA) Libya Photos Russia Syria Violence |
Sydney Morning Herald Wed 1 Feb 2012 Rudd urges Russia to back UN on Syria AAP Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has publicly called on Russia to get behind UN Security Council efforts to force Syria's president from power, saying the world cannot stand idly by and watch the... (photo: AP / Bela Szandelszky) Photos Russia Security Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising |
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The Los Angeles Times Wed 1 Feb 2012 Arab, Western nations push for U.N. action on Syria crisis Reporting from the United Nations and Beirut— A high-powered gathering of Arab and Western diplomats pressed Russia and other allies of Syria to support U.N.... (photo: UN /Ryan Brown) Arab Diplomats Photos Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising |
The Guardian Wed 1 Feb 2012 Syria: a Soviet hangover turned headache The uprisings in Libya and now Syria have pitched the Arab League, a body which had little relevance to conflicts raging on its doorstep, into the centre of the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Democracy Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising |
Jakarta Globe Tue 31 Jan 2012 Syria Showdown at UN as West Presses Russia New York. The UN Security Council braced for a showdown over Syria on Tuesday, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading a Western charge pressing Russia to back... (photo: AP / Stefan Rousseau, pool) Photos Russia Syria Violence Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising |
Business Day Tue 31 Jan 2012 GULF NEWS: The Syrians deserve better THE government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has to start planning how Syria can initiate a transition to a more inclusive government. The responsibility lies with... (photo: AP Photo / Gurinder Osan) Business Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad |
France24 Tue 31 Jan 2012 AU extends mandate of top executive official AFP - The African Union on Tuesday extended the mandate of its top official Jean Ping after an election, in which he was challenged by South Africa's Nkosazana... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Africa Election Photos Pretoria UN Wikipedia: African Union |
BBC News Tue 31 Jan 2012 Libyans find freedom in ruins of Gaddafi compound Libyans are due to vote in elections in June, but after 42 years of rule by one man, they inhabit a country with virtually no experience of party politics. Nevertheless,... (photo: AP / Altaf Qadri) Elections Government Libya Photos Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |