[caption id="attachment_54052" align="alignright" width="180"] United Nations Security Council in session (file photo)[/caption] UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. General Assembly elected Jordan to the Security Council on Friday to replace Saudi Arabia, which had rejected the seat in an unprecedented act to protest the council's failure to end the Syrian ...

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain expressed sympathy on Monday for Saudi Arabia's decision to reject a seat on the U.N. Security Council and said it was largely the result of Saudi frustration over the Obama administration'sSyriapolicy. Saudi Arabiaturned down a coveted two-year term on the council on Friday in protest against international inaction ...