Paris attacks heighten pressure at Vienna Syria talks

Multiple attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State jihadists increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna on Saturday to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's civil war. Witnesses said that the gunmen who killed almost 130 people in Friday's wave of attacks shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is greatest") and blamed French military action in Syria against Islamic State (IS) extremists. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed, saying that the attacks were