. >> united nations envoy lakdar brahim met with top u.s. and russian envoys on thursday in a bid to save the faltering syrian peace talks from collapse. brahimi says he won pledges from both sides to push for a breakthrough between the assad regime and syrian rebels, but declined to offer specifics. have kindly reaffirm their support to what we are trying to do, and promised that they will help both here, and in toir capital and elsewhere unblock the situation for us because until now we are not making much progress. >> human rights activists say syria has endured its deadliest violence so far in the three weeks since peace talks began, with an average of 236 people killed per day. at the united nations, emergency relief cordinator valerie amos warned both sides are flouting their humanitarian obligations. that fournacceptable months since the member of that counsel demanded action international you military and law continues to be consistently and flagrantly violated by parties to the conflict. all parties are failing in their responsibili