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 Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
| More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim the military carried out a nig... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail
China Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
| MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy the West at a scale rarely see... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) The State
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 European Stocks Hold Steady
By ANDREA TRYPHONIDES | LONDON—European stocks started largely unchanged Thursday, pausing for breath after Wednesday's strong gains which saw equities push to high... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Wall Street Journal
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 Japan stocks rise on carmaker, Asia gains
| Tokyo - Japanese shares climbed Thursday led by carmakers as market sentiment was lifted by gains on other Asian markets. | The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gaine... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) m&c
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 Asian stocks extend global rally on economy hopes
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks extended a global rally on Thursday amid investor optimism that the US economy may grow more than previously expected this year. | Tokyo's Nikkei ... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) The Times Of India
Asia Nikkei Photos Singapore Wikipedia: Nikkei 225 |
 Washington State Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill
| SEATTLE — Washington appeared almost certain to become the seventh state to allow same-sex marriage after the State Senate voted late Wednesday for a measure that... (photo: AP / Adam Lau) The New York Times
Marriage Photos Senate Washington Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in Washington |
 Diplomats at U.N. Haggle With Russia Toward a Compromise on Syria
| UNITED NATIONS — Security Council ambassadors on Wednesday began trying to negotiate a compromise resolution on Syria, with the bartering focused in good part on ... (photo: UN / John McIlwaine) The New York Times
Diplomats Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 Wall St. futures head higher on manufacturing data
| NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are getting a boost from solid manufacturing data from around the world as attention turns toward the state of the U.S. economy in t... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Springfield News-Sun
Manufacturin Photos Stock Wall Street Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange |
 Asian central banks battle high inflation
Jakarta/Seoul - Consumer inflation stayed high across Asia in January and could pick up further in some countries in coming months, leaving their central banks with few o... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) News24
Economies Inflation Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Central bank |
 Asian stocks unsteady amid mixed China data
| SHANGHAI — Asian stocks mixed Wednesday, as a modest improvement in manufacturing data from China offered reassurance over its economic slowdown. | Benchmark oil ... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Palm Beach Post
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 Asian stocks unsteady amid mixed China data
| SHANGHAI—Asian stocks mixed Wednesday, as a modest improvement in manufacturing data from China offered reassurance over its economic slowdown. | Benchmark oil ho... (photo: WN) Denver Post
China Economy Photos Stock Wikipedia: Nikkei 225 |
