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DAILY UPDATES:    05 - 02 - 2012

newsflagRussia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria (Reuters)

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 ef

Car bomb kills seven in Afghan city Kandahar (Reuters)

Reuters - A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least seven people and wounded 19 on Sunday, the province's media office said.

Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban (Reuters)

Reuters - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group

Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of s

Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel (Reuters)

Reuters - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel Sunday, witnesses and state television reported.


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