Russia and China again veto Syria resolution

Friday, July 20, 2012

UNITED NATIONS -- Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad's government to end the escalating civil war in Syria, sparking warnings of even greater bloodshed and spillover to the wider region.

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