A Russian bid to get the United Nations to reduce cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria was voted down by the Security Council Wednesday, an official said. Russia needed nine votes and no veto from a permanent member of the Council to get its resolution passed -- but received only four votes, announced the President of the Security Council, German Ambassador Christoph Heusgen. Seven countries voted against it and four abstained, he said without giving further details. prh/iba/ch/to