United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, reacts as he arrives for the conference on Disarmament at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Ban Ki-moon arrived to join this week’s Syria peace talks in Montreux and Geneva. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Ban Ki-moon’s decision to withdraw his last-minute offer to Iran to attend the conference set to begin in the Swiss resort of Montreux would have a negative impact on the United Nations image.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- SYRIA PEACE TALKS GETTING STARTED IN SWITZERLAND
The world’s most powerful diplomats will push for an end to the brutal conflict, but Assad has little reason to offer big concessions.
- AS IF SNOW, COLD AND CANCELLATIONS AREN’T ENOUGH
The blast of winter weather is sapping fuel supplies in many regions in the U.S. and sending prices for propane and natural gas to record highs.
- SECURITY ISSUES AT LA AIRPORT BEFORE SHOOTING
AP’s Tami Abdollah reports that two armed officers assigned to the area had left for breaks without informing a dispatcher as required, officials say.
- STANDOFF INTENSIFYING IN UKRAINE
Clashes between protesters and police in Kiev left at least three dead, a grim escalation of the country’s two-month-long political crisis.