Diplomats: Syria could see temporary truce in a week

Diplomats trying to secure a ceasefire for the fighting in Syria fell short in organizing an immediate truce but agreed to try to work out details and implement a temporary "cessation of hostilities" in the coming week, WN.com said.

Foreign ministers from the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) also sealed an agreement early Friday to "accelerate and expand" deliveries of humanitarian assistance to seven besieged Syrian communities. Those deliveries are to begin immediately after a working group meets on the matter Friday in Geneva.

Speaking for the group, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the results but noted they were "commitments on paper," CBC News reported.

"The real test is whether or not all the parties honour those commitments and implement them," he said.