• Chinese poised to pounce on Extract
  
  CHINA is set to launch a $2.2 billion bid for Australian-listed Extract Resources. ...
  The Australian.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT.
• Three Tibetans 'in fire protest'
  
  Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year.
  BBC News.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:54:08 GMT.
• Syrian veto a 'licence to kill'
  
  Syria's government has been handed a "licence to kill" by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN resolution.
  BBC News.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:06:17 GMT.
• Outrage as Russia, China veto UN move on Syria
  
  p DAMASCUS (AFP) - Russia and China blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, amid growing outrage Sunday at a 'massacre' in the protest city of Homs and a spiraling death toll. ...
  Straits Times.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT.
• Chief army defector promises fight to free Syria
  
  The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis.
  Miami Herald.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:48 EST.
• Double-veto blocks UN resolution on Syria
  
  Russia and China have blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria, hours after the country's forces bombed Homs, killing hundreds.
  Mail & Guardian.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0200.
• Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Syrian Crisis
  
  A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs.
  By Neil Macfarquhar and Anthony Shadid.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:57:23 GMT.
• Historic Status Offers No Protection in Beijing
  
  The demolition of a historic house in the imperial city, once home to famous architects who championed historic preservation, is a cruel blow to conservationists.
  By Andrew Jacobs.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:08 GMT.
• UN vetoes on Syria resolution 'disgust' U.S.
  
  Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, in a vote that went against 13 council members and left the U.S. expressing disgust over the result.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:11:31 EST.
• Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
  
  US Ambassador Susan Rice told Security Council the US 'is disgusted' by Russian, Chinese 'no' votes that blocked resolution.
  Margaret Besheer.  Voice of America.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:20:18 GMT.

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