epa04045553 Advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Bouthaina Shaaban, speaks to members of the media outside the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 28 January 2014. Planned afternoon sessions of the Syrian peace talks in Geneva on 28 January were cancelled over failure to make any progress during discussions over a transitional administration for the war-torn country. EPA/VALENTIN FLAURAUD