Syria attack deals fresh blow to faltering peace talks

A suicide assault which killed dozens in Syria Saturday dealt a further blow to already sputtering UN efforts to launch a new round of talks to end the six-year conflict.The Damascus regime vowed retaliation for the assault in Syria's third city Homs -- and demanded a clear condemnation from opposition negotiators in Geneva, saying otherwise it would consider them "accomplices of terrorism"."What happened today will not go unnoticed and we will react to it ... The blood of Syrians is precious an