UNITED NATIONS/SYRIA: Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution aimed at condemning the brutal violence in Syria. The deadlock came a day after Syrian authorities killed scores in the city of Homs. (Washington Post)
EGYPT: Some 74 people were killed during demonstrations against security forces and stampedes following a soccer game in Port Said. Incensed Egyptians blamed the military-led government for failing to prevent the incident. (Reuters)
RUSSIA: Anti-government protesters gathered in Moscow to demand free elections. (New York Times)
FALKLAND ISLANDS/UNITED KINGDOM: Prince William began a six-week deployment with the Royal Air Force on the Falkland Islands amid renewed tensions between the U.K. and Argentina over the islands’ sovereignty. (BBC)
UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN: Secretary of Defense Panetta announced the U.S. would cease combat operations in Afghanistan by 2013. (The Guardian)
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February 5, 2012
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