BBC News Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. | China's top newspapers said the Western push for a regime change i... (photo: AP) China Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising BBC News Priyanka Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi 'not focussed' on PM job Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. | He is working to "bring in positive change in the stat... (photo: AP) Election Parliament Photos Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia: Government of Uttar Pradesh Top Stories Al Jazeera Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' | The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at... (photo: AP) Human Rights Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising The Guardian China defends Syria veto in People's Daily article | State paper denies giving 'free rein' to Bashar al-Assad's crackdown and points to UN mandate 'abused' in Libya by Nato Chinese UN ambassador Li Baodong vetoes the secu... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) China Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising The Times Of India Cold intensifies as Himachal receives fresh snow SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | MANALI/SHIMLA: Tribal towns of Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti and Kalpa in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh received moderate to heavy snowfall ... (photo: WN / Geeta) Himachal Pradesh Photos Snowfall Wikipedia: Himachal Pradesh Winter The Independent Afghan civilians carry cost of war as death toll rises | Civilian deaths undermine support both in Afghanistan and the United States for the US-led war, and are one of the biggest causes of friction between President Hamid Ka... (photo: AP / Abdul Khaliq) Afghanistan Civilians Death Photos Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) The Times Of India Malabar teak adorns majestic Rolls-Royce SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet KOZHIKODE: The delicately whorled wood that brightens up the rather intimidating interiors of one of Rolls-Royce's latest models comes from Ker... (photo: Public Domain / Katze Canciola) Kerala Photos Rolls Royce Teakwood Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Ghost The Examiner China is the world’s top travel destinations | Sahit Muja: China its the world’s top travel destinations Everyone is talking about China' economy, so why not talking about tourism. ... (photo: WN/Patricia) China Economy Photos Travel USA Wikipedia: China Zeenews Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount Moscow/Beijing: As their UN Security Council veto on Syria invited bitter criticism, both Russia and China shot back today contending that the half-baked resolution would... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) China Photos Russia United Nations Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012) m&c Taliban accuses United Nations of falsifying death toll | Kabul - The Taliban accused the United Nations on Sunday of falsifying statistics which had shown NATO forces in Afghanistan had killed fewer civilians after imposing s... (photo: US DoD / Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force) Afghanistan Death Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan The Star Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches | (Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its n... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani) Iran Photos Sanctions US Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran Zeenews Military return a distant dream for Afghan Taliban Kabul: A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army) Afghanistan Military Nato Photos Wikipedia: Taliban Signon San Diego Experts Debate Facts, Future Of Afghan War | More | After the twin towers fell and the Pentagon burned, the United States invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime and deprive al-Qaeda terrorists of their s... (photo: US DoD / Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army) Afghanistan Pentagon Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) The Daily Mail Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ... | More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) China Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising