Aleppo battles cast shadow over Syria peace talks

Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes, overshadowing the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. The delegation representing President Bashar al-Assad's regime arrived Friday in Geneva for UN-brokered indirect talks between representatives of the government and opposition. Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told AFP in Geneva Friday it was willing to join a transitional government with dip