MOSCOW (AP) -- The latest developments on ongoing Syria peace talks and the pullout of Russian forces from the country (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Secretary of State John Kerry says he will travel to Moscow next week to discuss Russia's withdrawal of forces from Syria and the political transition process in the war-torn country. Kerry said Tuesday ...

Serious differences remain between Russia and the United States over ways to resolve the Syria crisis, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Zakharova added that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov planned to attend an international meeting in New York on Friday on the Syria crisis. By Reuters

John Kerry touched down in Russia Tuesday for a rare direct meeting with President Vladimir Putin, with everything from Iran and Yemen to Ukraine and ISIS on the agenda. The secretary of state landed in Sochi, where he was due to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before talks with Putin. It is Kerry's first visit to the country since ...