On New Year’s Day, when you vowed to run a marathon this year, it probably seemed like an awesome idea. And then the champagne wore off. Maybe you researched some training programs and realized you just can’t devote the time. Or you saw that as many as 90 percent of folks training for marathons get injured. Or your background is in team sports and the idea of going for a goal solo now seems lonely. Read full article > >

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Syria Shells Restive City

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of “betraying the Syrian people” by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.

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Syria veto was ‘betrayal’ – Hague

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a ‘travesty’ Russia and China’s veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria’s violent crackdown on protesters.

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US anger at Syria veto ‘travesty’

As U.N. resolution falters.

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Syrian Embassies Under Siege

Western nations deplore the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria, as dozens are killed in Homs.

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West deplores veto on Syria at UN

As U.N. prepares to vote on resolution.

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Over 200 Killed in Syria

As U.N. prepares to vote on resolution.

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Over 200 Killed in Syria

Ambassadors worked Thursday on a revised Syria resolution, as bartering focused on the conditions under which President Bashar al-Assad could be asked to step down.

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Diplomats at U.N. Work on Revisions to Syria Resolution

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and its European and Arab partners have agreed to drop a demand to impose U.N. sanctions and a voluntary arms embargo on Damascus, in exchange for a commitment from Russia to allow adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution that paves the way for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s departure from power. Read full article > >

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U.S., allies drop Syria sanctions demand, seek deal with Russia at U.N.

Diplomats at the UN Security Council drop reference to a call for Syria’s president to hand over power in their draft resolution, apparently to appease Russia.

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UN text drops Assad handover call

Syrian forces pushed rebels back from strongholds near Damascus on Tuesday as diplomats prepared to try to press President Bashar al-Assad to leave office through a Security Council resolution.

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Diplomats Discuss Bashar al-Assad’s Future as Syria Fights Rebels

The Western-Arab push for a UN resolution on Syria could put the country on a “path to civil war”, warns Russia’s deputy foreign minister.

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UN action ‘could spur Syria war’

The bloc, however, still showed few signs of producing a comprehensive solution for the sovereign debt crisis or a credible plan to revive fragile economies.

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European Leaders Agree to New Budget Discipline Measures

Lagarde pressures Greece to come up with a debt solution.

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Europe Warned Against Debt Complacency at Davos