Syria truce to start at sundown but opposition seeks 'guarantees'

An internationally brokered ceasefire in Syria was due to begin at sundown on Monday but, with only hours to go, the country's opposition forces had yet to sign on. The ceasefire deal, announced on Friday after marathon talks between Russia and the United States, has been billed as the best chance yet to halt the bloodshed in Syria's five-year civil war. Under the deal, an initial 48-hour ceasefire is to begin at 7:00 pm local time in Syria (1600 GMT), halting fighting in areas not held by jihad