| Sun, 5 Feb 2012 Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
| Russia and China have once again blocked an effort by the UN Security Council to condemn the on-going violence in Syria. The two powers used their vetoes to defeat a resolution on Saturday that would have also endorsed an Arab League plan to help end the bloodshed. | ... | The Lesson of the Arab Spring
By ALWALEED BIN TALAL | It's been over a year now since Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor, helped start what has become know as the Arab Spring. It was the final act of a despondent young man whose efforts to eke out a living for his family were thw... | Presidential Fathers and Sons
By MICHAEL MEDVED | Voters this year look set to continue an odd pattern that's prevailed in presidential politics for a quarter century. They will elect either a candidate with a famous father or with no father. | The surviving serious contenders—Barack Obama, Ne... | Putin Ponders Corruption, Internet Democracy in New Article
| Russian Prime Minister and presidential frontrunner Vladimir Putin voiced anti-corruption and pro-democracy measures in his new article, “Democracy and the Quality of State,” published on Monday in the Kommersant business daily. | | Putin said the f... | Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes
| CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken ti... | Analysis - Scandal blow puts Indian government in danger
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There is no clamour for an early general election in India, but the latest blow dealt to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over a massive corruption scandal raises the risk that his wounded government could fall well before its mandate runs out in 20... | Australian business press digest - 6 February
| Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. | THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) | Orbis Investment Management, the largest shareholder in PaperlinX, is pondering whether to support f... | Europe Struggles to Deal With Cold and Snow
| Extreme cold and heavy snow buried parts of Europe over last few days, claiming the lives of hundreds of people, straining utilities in France, snarling transportation in Britain and leaving cities like Rome stymied. Multimedia Slide Show Cold Weather Grips Europe Con... | Watery whoops for one Waitangi waka
| One of the Waitangi Day waka has had to be towed to shore, after it started sinking. | Up to 20 young people were on board when the waka began taking on water about 100 metres offshore. | A power boat helped to it to safety, and it's now rejoining the rest of the flee... | |
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The Lesson of the Arab Spring
