• Russia vetoes UN Syria motion over consensus efforts
  
  Russia's foreign minister says it vetoed the UN resolution on Syria due to Western powers' failure to make additional effort for consensus.
  Mail & Guardian.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:00 +0200.
• Clinton to Urge Bulgaria to Seek New Energy Sources
  
  During a brief visit to Sofia, US top diplomat is expected to call on Bulgaria to break its dependence on Russian oil, gas.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:48:12 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.
• Syria veto a mistake, says Hague
  
  UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says China and Russia will be "held responsible" for violence in Syria after vetoing a UN resolution condemning government repression.
  BBC News.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:27:04 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.
• 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.
• Protesters Throng Frozen Moscow in Anti-Putin March
  
  A third huge rally was undeterred by the arctic cold or by the near certainty that Vladimir V. Putin will win a six-year term as Russia’s president next month.
  By Ellen Barry and Andrew E. Kramer.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:05 GMT.
• Pro- and Anti-Putin Rallies Draw Mass Turnouts in Moscow
  
  Braving bitter cold weather, thousands of opponents and supporters of PM Putin demonstrate ahead of March presidential poll.
  James Brooke.  Voice of America.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:33:18 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.

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