Smoke rises from a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo
Smoke rises from a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Syria talks in disarray before they begin
Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad cite new, photographic evidence of widespread torture and killing by Syria's government in renewing their demand that Assad must quit and face an international war crimes trial
Rebel fighters and civilians inspect a crater caused by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on a bus station in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo
Rebel fighters and civilians inspect a crater caused by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on a bus station in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Burning buses are seen at a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo
Burning buses are seen at a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Firefighters extinguish fire from burning vehicles at a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo
Firefighters extinguish fire from burning vehicles at a bus station hit by what activists said was an airstike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jisr al-Hajj in Aleppo January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Putin, Obama discuss Syria conference over telephone -Kremlin
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Men rush to a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo
Men rush to a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo, January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men rush to a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo
Men rush to a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo, January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Smoke rises from a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo
Smoke rises from a site hit by what activists say are barrel bombs dropped by government forces on al-Katerji district in Aleppo, January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Italy seeks to calm fears over Syrian chemical weapons transfer
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