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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

*Moscow believes the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s plan is the indispensable foundation for settlement of Syria’s protracted political crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

*The UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Houla massacre in Syria goes beyond its mandate and contradicts the UN Security Council’s May 27 statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said

WORLD

* A passenger plane crashed into a two-story building in the Nigerian city of Lagos

*Egypt's general prosecutor appealed the verdicts in the trial of Egypt's ousted president and others, acquitting Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges and clearing senior police officers of complicity in killing protesters

*NATO is ready to interact with third countries, including Ukraine, on an individual basis to raise anti-ballistic missile defense efficiency, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Dirk Brengelmann said 

*Syria faces a “real war” waged by external forces, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said in a speech to parliament broadcast by Syrian television

SPORTS

* Roger Federer dropped a set to a rank outsider for the second-straight match Friday but still had enough to overcome Belgian qualifier David Goffin in the French Open fourth round

*Novak Djokovic came back from two sets down to beat Italy's Andreas Seppi in a five-set marathon and make the French Open quarterfinals

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