UN Negotiator says Syria Peace Talks Making Little Progress

U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says peace talks between delegates from the Syrian government and opposition to President Bashar al-Assad are laborious and not making much progressTuesday's meeting in Geneva was the second day of a new round of talks aimed at getting the parties to negotiate an end to nearly three years of fighting and set up a transitional government.During a press conference, Brahimi said they are doing their best to make the process "take off," saying...

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