(CNN) – Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was in Syria for talks Monday with embattled President Bashar al-Assad, the first meeting between the two since the collapse of a peace plan to end nearly 16 months of bloodshed that has left thousands dead. The news of the talks came as state-run media reported that Syria's … Continue reading Secretary of State Clinton says Assad's 'days are numbered' in Syria – Arwa Damon reports