In this photo provided by the United Nations, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday May 15, 2013. The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning President Bashar Assad's regime for its escalating use of heavy weapons.The resolution, which is not legally binding, was adopted by a vote of 107-12 with 59 abstentions. (AP Photo/United Nations, Evan Schneider)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote “yes” because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict.

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