Sides far apart as first round of Syria talks end

The first round of talks on the Syrian conflixt closed in Geneva Saturday with little to no progress seen. Syria's foreign minister Walid Muallem offered this assessment: "I regret to tell you that we have not reached tangible results during this week."

Background:

Gaps are "wide" as talks wrap [VOA]

Little sign of progress [AP]

Brahimi cites "common ground" [BBC]

U.N. chief pushes for quick return to talks [ABC]