Civilians carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated in Homs
Civilians carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated near Syrian Arab Red Crescent and United Nations vehicles in Homs February 10, 2014. A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday, with the two sides complaining about violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive respectively in separate meetings with the international mediator. During the first round of talks in nearly three years of civil war last month, mediator Lakhdar Brahimi had tried to break down mistrust by focusing on agreeing a truce for a single city, Homs. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
People carry a wounded man on a stretcher towards a meeting point to be evacuated from a besieged area of Homs
People carry a wounded man on a stretcher towards a meeting point to be evacuated from a besieged area of Homs February 10, 2014. A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday, with the two sides complaining about violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive respectively in separate meetings with the international mediator. During the first round of talks in nearly three years of civil war last month, mediator Lakhdar Brahimi had tried to break down mistrust by focusing on agreeing a truce for a single city, Homs. REUTERS/Thaer Al Khalidiya (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Civilians carry their belongings as they walk towards a meeting point to be evacuated from a besieged area of Homs
Civilians carry their belongings as they walk towards a meeting point to be evacuated from a besieged area of Homs February 10, 2014. A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday, with the two sides complaining about violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive respectively in separate meetings with the international mediator. During the first round of talks in nearly three years of civil war last month, mediator Lakhdar Brahimi had tried to break down mistrust by focusing on agreeing a truce for a single city, Homs. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Russia, China snub UN talks on draft Syria aid access resolution
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Humanitarian pause for Syria's Homs extended for 3 days -UN
"I hope this (extension) will allow us to evacuate yet more civilians and deliver much needed additional supplies" - UN's humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos says
Syria mediator Brahimi to meet U.S. and Russian ministers on Friday -UN
SYRIA-CRISIS/BRAHIMI-MEETING (URGENT):Syria mediator Brahimi to meet U.S. and Russian ministers on Friday -UN
A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts after launching a mortar towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Karm al-Tarab neighborhood in Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts after launching a mortar towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Karm al-Tarab neighborhood in Aleppo February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Free Syrian Army fighter runs after launching a mortar towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Karm al-Tarab neighborhood in Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter runs after launching a mortar towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Karm al-Tarab neighborhood in Aleppo February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rebel fighter inspects with another man the damage at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by government forces in Aleppo's al-Jazmati district
A rebel fighter inspects with another man the damage at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by government forces in Aleppo's al-Jazmati district February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy sits at the back of a pick-up truck loaded with belongings as he flees with his family the violence in Aleppo's al-Jazmati district
A boy sits at the back of a pick-up truck loaded with belongings as he flees with his family the violence in Aleppo's al-Jazmati district February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)