Shared moment of silence but little headway at Syria talks

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Shared moment of silence but little headway at Syria talks

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ice-breaks-syrian-peace-talks-two-sides-observe-124624952--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0Wtlsv4qjp70COhvmkYseQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-30T124624Z_1_CBREA0T0ZHJ00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of Syrian opposition delegation al-Abdah and al Bahra speak to journalists as they arrive for first meeting face-to-face with Syrian government delegation and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Brahimi in Geneva" align="left" title="Members of Syrian opposition delegation al-Abdah and al Bahra speak to journalists as they arrive for first meeting face-to-face with Syrian government delegation and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Brahimi in Geneva" border="0" /></a>By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Opposing sides in Syria's civil war stood together in silence to honor victims of the three year conflict on Thursday, but week-old peace talks were still stuck on the question of how to proceed with just one day left before they head home. The United States said on Thursday it was concerned that Syria was falling behind in a schedule to ship out its chemical weapons stockpiles to be destroyed. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Syria had given up less than 5 percent of its chemical weapons arsenal and will miss a deadline next week to send all toxic agents abroad for destruction. The first talks between President Bashar al-Assad's government and his foes have been mired in rhetoric since they began a week ago in Geneva.</p><br clear="all"/>

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