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• Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria (Reuters)
• Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel (Reuters)
• Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters)
• Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island (Reuters)
• Egypt's military rulers face calls for earlier vote (Reuters)
• Massacre in Syria: Reports of Hundreds Killed in Homs, While Diplomats Fiddle at the U.N. (Time.com)
• Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia (AP)
• AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind' (AP)
• Venezuela's Chavez hosts allies at ALBA meeting (AP)
• Libyan Sufis mark Prophet's birthday despite tension (Reuters)
• McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring (Reuters)
• Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots (Time.com)

Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:40 PM PST 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 crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.

Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:40 PM PST Reuters - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel Sunday, witnesses and state television reported.

Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST 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, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:23 PM PST Reuters - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Egypt's military rulers face calls for earlier vote (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:11 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's military faced pressure on Saturday to speed up its transfer of power to civilians, as top public figures demanded a faster transition and street protests against army rule disrupted the heart of Cairo for a third day.

Massacre in Syria: Reports of Hundreds Killed in Homs, While Diplomats Fiddle at the U.N. (Time.com) Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST Time.com - Friday night, Syrian security forces carried out what the opposition Syrian National Council called a "horrific massacre" targeting Homs in one of the worst in the 11-month uprising.

Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST AP - Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum.

AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind' (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:22 PM PST AP - Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out his cigarette in the car when a hostage said the smoke was bothering her.

Venezuela's Chavez hosts allies at ALBA meeting (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:29 PM PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a meeting of allies and says the leaders will discuss Argentina's long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

Libyan Sufis mark Prophet's birthday despite tension (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST Reuters - Libyan Sufis staged a joyous parade through the heart of Tripoli on Saturday to mark the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, defying radical Salafi Muslims pressuring them to scrap the centuries-old tradition.

McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2012 07:19 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Senator John McCain warned China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning themselves to death in his country.

Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots (Time.com) Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST Time.com - Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations

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