Saturday, February 04, 2012

Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria - Telegraph
Russia and China braved Arab and Western fury by vetoing a UN resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

The two powers' refusal to back an Arab League plan for Syria came despite the vote coming within hours of the worst single act of violence in the 11-month uprising




Iran warns world of 'coming great event'
“In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated,” Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, is warning.