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By Geetha Pillai | Feb 17, 2012 08:30 AM EDT Tradition, culture and glamour were at play at the 56th Vienna Opera Ball which opened at the State Opera House in Vienna on Thursday. Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu opened the Opera Ball before the excited
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The United Nations General Assembly has passed an Arab-led resolution condemning rights violations in Syria and calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down. The measure would be non-binding and is expected to make little difference on the ground. T
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer and UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon attend the traditional Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera on February 16, 2012 in Vienna, Austria. View Photo »
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syrian authorities to stop killing civilians and said potential crimes against humanity were taking place in the country. "We see neighbourhoods shelled indiscriminately, hospitals used as torture centres, child
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Vienna: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syrian authorities to stop killing civilians and said potential crimes against humanity were taking place in the country. "We see neighbourhoods shelled indiscriminately, hospitals used as torture centre
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syrian authorities to stop killing civilians and said potential crimes against humanity were taking place in the country. "We see neighborhoods shelled indiscriminately, hospitals used as torture centres, childr
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer, UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger attend the traditional Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera on... View Photo »
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a news conference in Vienna, February 16, 2012. VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syrian authorities to stop killing civilians and said potential crimes against humanity were taki
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The European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday voted with majority to create safe corridors in Syria that would act as a shield for dissidents and defectors. The parliament also urged European countries to withdraw their ambassadors from Damascus and
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer, UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger attend the traditional Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera on February 16, 2012 in Vienna, Austria...
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, his wife Martina Faymann, Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer and his wife Margit Fischer attend the traditional Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera on February 16, 2012 in Vienna, Austria.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2L) and his wife Yoo Soon-taek (L) are welcomed by Austrian President Heinz Fischer (2R) and his wife Margit Fischer (R) at the traditionell Opera Ball on February 16, 2012 in Vienna.
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Margit Fischer, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, Yoo Soon-taek and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L-R) pose during the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012.
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Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose in front of a painting of former Austrian empress Maria-Theresia in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012.
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Austria's President Heinz Fischer, right, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, arrive for the traditional Opera Ball in front of the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.
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Finland's President Tarja Halonen (R) speaks next to her counterparts Giorgio Napolitano of Italy (L) and Heinz Fischer of Austria during a joint news conference in Helsinki February 11, 2012. Halonen is hosting the two-day European Presidents meeting in Helsinki.
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Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano (L) and Austria's president Heinz Fischer attend a joint press conference in Helsinki, on February 11, 2012. Finnish President Tarja Halonen is hosting a meeting of eight presidents in Helsinki from February 10 till February 11.
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Finnish President Tarja Halonen (C) hosts a joint Press Conference of the Presidents in Helsinki, on February 11, 2012 with (from left to right) Latvia's president Andris Berzis, Christian Wulff of Germany, Giorgio Napolitano of Italy, Heinz Fischer of Austria, Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal,...
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic and his wife Sanja Music, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and his wife Martina Faymann, Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer and his wife Margit Fischer, UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek,...
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United Nations Secretary General , Ban Ki-moon, second from left, and his wife Yoo Soon-taek, left, Austria's President Heinz Fischer, and his wife Margit Fischer, right, pose at the traditional Opera Ball in the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.
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Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) talks with members of the Vienna Boys Choir during a visit at their home in Vienna, January 30, 2012.
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Representatives of Austria and their guests listen to the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the traditional Opernball, or Opera Ball, in Vienna February 16, 2012. (L-R) Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, Social Democratic Party member Martina Faymann and her husband...
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Officials and their guests pose during the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012. (L-R) State opera director Dominique Meyer, Margit Fischer, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, his wife Yoo Soon-taek, soprano singer Angela Gheorghiu, Austrian President Heinz...
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 16: Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer, UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger attend the traditional Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera on February 16, 2012 in Vienna, Austria...
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