AP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.
Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses
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AP - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in advance.
AP - Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing the grounds of tents that they said were banned under park rules.
AP - A stretch of Interstate 70 reopened Saturday morning, after near-zero visibility had forced officials to close all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver and a 70-mile stretch of eastbound lanes from metro Denver to the plains town of Limon.
AP - Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.
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Resolution on Syria vetoed at UN Russia and China veto an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, hours after scores are killed in Homs.
Nevada holds Republican vote Republicans in the US state of Nevada take part in caucuses to decide their choice of presidential candidate with Mitt Romney leading the field.
Fidel Castro launches his memoirs Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.
Afghan civilian death toll rises The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
Europe 'at risk of early grave' Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
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Nevada holds Republican vote Republicans in the US state of Nevada take part in caucuses to decide their choice of presidential candidate with Mitt Romney leading the field.
Obama urges 'keep recovery going' Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
Lance Armstrong team probe closed US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.
Cancer charity in funding U-turn A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.
Wikileaks suspect to face trial Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.
Saigon fall reporter dies at 79 George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.
Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.
Micron's Appleton dies in crash Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho.
Anger over NY police Muslim memo Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.
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