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Syria talks set to end in failure
The UN and Arab League have fought tirelessly to push both sides towards a political solution
Peace talks between the Syrian government and self-proclaimed opposition rattled on with no apparent breakthrough in sight.
UN-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi desperately tried to keep both sides at the table and was rewarded with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad's government and the Syrian National Coalition hurling accusations at each other before the world's media.
Talks ended early afternoon with no side reporting any progress and only one more day of discussions planned today.
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