UN envoy meets Syrian regime delegation

The UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Tuesday began talks with government representatives aimed at moving peace talks up a gear in Geneva, an AFP reporter said. The main opposition umbrella group, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), is due to meet de Mistura on Tuesday afternoon and has continued pressing for immediate progress on getting humanitarian aid into besieged towns. It wants the bombardment of civilians by government and Russian forces to stop and for prisoners to b