peacekeepers

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shelling has subsided around the southern Syrian village where 21 Filipino peacekeepers have been held by rebels for three days, the head of a violence monitoring group said on Saturday, paving the way for their possible release. The peacekeepers - part of the U.N...

More peacekeepers headed to Somalia KAMPALA, Uganda, Thousands of additional peacekeepers will be sent to Somalia to battle al-Qaida-linked militants, leaders of the African Union say. The reinforcements are expected to include a battalion from the country of Guinea and several hundred...