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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Russia And China Veto UN Resolution Against Syria UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China vetoed a European-backed U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn't immediately halt its military crackdown against civilians. Amanda Knox Verdict Leaves Long List Of Questions Palestine Statehood Bid: UNESCO Membership Test Case For Palestinian Support Spanish Duchess Of Alba Weds For Third Time At Age 85 Panetta: U.S. No Longer Able To Make Up For NATO's Shortfalls Germany Reopens Hundreds Of Nazi Probes BLOG POSTS Javier Bardem: Let the People of Western Sahara Speak Across North Africa and the Middle East, people are crying out for a free choice over their future. But there is one place where this desperate cry is being silenced. Vanessa Andris: Courting Disaster: Eight Addictions Preventing Greece's Economic Recovery There comes a time in every potentially fatal crisis when diplomacy becomes a criminal disservice and people who really care need to speak the unvarnished truth. Joe Amon: National Cashew Day: More Than Nuts Vietnam advertises itself as a tourist paradise and low-cost hub for manufacturing. But unless the government ends the torture and forced labor of drug users in the name of "treatment," it may be equally well known as well as the source of "blood cashews." Mandy Moore: U.S. Foreign Health Investments Improve Lives Abroad -- And Here at Home When people are healthy, they can be productive. They work, earn an income, and buy products -- they build their economy. It's simple and logical, but to grow economies, the basic building block of health is necessary. Evelyn Leopold: No More Mr. Nice Guy -- Europeans Force Vote on Syria at UN Tuesday's proceedings showed divisions among Security Council members severe enough to be uttered in an open session. They also pointed to a future deadlock on Middle East issues as well as human rights violations elsewhere in the world.

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