Russia-US split casts shadow over Syria Geneva talks

An international conference is taking place in Geneva to try and salvage a peace plan for Syria brokered by the UN-Arab League's envoy Kofi Annan.

Earlier, Russia said there was a "very good chance" of finding common ground.

But a US official said areas of "difficulty and difference" remained with Moscow, which sees Syria as its closest ally in the Middle East.

Paul Wood reports.