British Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to Swiss President Didier Burkhalter as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) talks to Swiss President Didier Burkhalter as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility on Wednesday at a U.N. peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Syria peace conference exposes deep rifts over Assad
The talks reflect global concern that a civil war which has killed over 130,000 and made millions homeless is spilling beyond Syria and encouraging sectarian militancy abroad
Britain's Cameron comes under pressure to take in Syrian refugees
SYRIA-CRISIS/BRITAIN-REFUGEES:Britain's Cameron comes under pressure to take in Syrian refugees
FACTBOX-What they said on Syria at Montreux
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi sit beside him as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi sit beside him as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility on Wednesday at a U.N. peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Syria conference ends with UN chief appeal to both sides
SYRIA-CRISIS/TALKS-CLOSE (URGENT):Syria conference ends with UN chief appeal to both sides
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem listens to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem listens to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (R) as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility on Wednesday at a U.N. peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem listens to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem listens to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (R) as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility on Wednesday at a U.N. peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
U.N. chief and Syrian minister spar at peace talks
SYRIA-CRISIS/SPARRING:U.N. chief and Syrian minister spar at peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend the opening speech of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) attend the opening speech of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) during the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility on Wednesday at a U.N. peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)