Putin and Kerry hold talks on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed US Secretary of State John Kerry to the Kremlin on Tuesday as the two began talks on efforts to halt the Syrian civil war. "Together, we're looking for ways out of the most urgent crises," Putin told Kerry, adding that he was looking forward to discussing a "whole range of issues" with him. Kerry thanked Putin for allowing his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, to work with him to push for peace talks between Bashar al-Assad's regime and Syria's armed oppo