Syria Peace Talks

"If you promise me you will do something for the children of Syria, I am already your new friend," Bana wrote.

U.K. Labour leadership contender made comments at a campaign hustings.

A London woman delivered hundreds of public messages to the U.N.'s Syria envoy in Geneva.

A human-rights monitor says Russian warplanes carried out the bombardment.

Mohammed Alloush says the Syrian government's "stubbornness" means little progress has been made in Geneva negotiations.

The Syrian rebels, who accuse the government of breaking the ceasefire, announced an offensive in Latakia.

More than 6.5 million Syrians have been internally displaced by the civil war.

Kerry calls for Putin to examine Assad's actions.

The cessation of hostilities was "a glimmer of hope", Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has meanwhile told refugees to come home.

Staffan de Mistura announced a three-week pause, the first attempt to negotiate an end to Syria's war in two years.

Russia says it targets a range of militant groups in Syria, not just ISIS.

Peace process runs into trouble after Islamic State bombers killed more than 60 people.

A prerequisite for peace is an end to barrel bombs, starvation sieges, mass terror and ubiquitous torture.

The High Negotiations Committee has refused to attend, insisting it wanted an end to air strikes and sieges of towns before talks can start.

An opposition representative said the delegation might turn up if their demands were swiftly met, but the chances appeared slim.

This week's Geneva summit on Syria appears doomed to failure.

The Syrian conflict has killed more than 200,000 people and will enter its sixth year in March.

Ministers convening in New York must avoid sabotaging the diplomatic train.

For Obama and Kerry to suggest Assad can stay is like telling Emmett Till's parents to just get over it.

"No wonder the regime is winning. We are becoming less and less as people leave."

The military situation on the ground does not indicate that the Assad regime needs to compromise.

When asked if saving Assad was a matter of principal for Russia, a spokeswoman said "absolutely not."

It will be the first time that Tehran attends an international summit on the four-year-long war.