U.S. urges Russia to respect ceasefire during Syria talks

Russia should stop bombing opposition forces in Syria now that U.N.-led peace talks aimed at ending the war have started, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Kerry said he was "extraordinarily sympathetic" to the fact that opposition fighters were coming under attack from Russia, which is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We are beginning the talks, we are at the table and we expect a ceasefire," Kerry said after a meeting in Rome of countries opposed to Islamic