Ivorians besiege French military
French troops have fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds outside their military base in Ivory Coast. Some 200 government supporters, who threw stones and lit fires, demanded French peacekeepers withdraw from a buffer zone in central Ivory Coast. A similar call on Sunday was made by men in army uniform who briefly took over state-run television. France has said it will keep its 3,800 peacekeepers between rebel and government-held parts of the country. Full Story