UN`s Syria envoy pledges `serious try` as peace talks resume in Geneva
(The Guardian Russia)

UN talks resume in Geneva with Russia asking the Syrian air force to respect the ceasefire but little prospect of departure for AssadThe UN special envoy to Syria has said he will give the latest round of peace talks that resumed in Geneva on Thursday `a serious try`, but cautioned against talking about a breakthrough in attempts to end the six-year civil war.Staffan de Mistura convened his first morning meeting with the delegation of the Syrian government. He was expected to meet opposition figures later in the day. Continue reading...