BBC reporter threatened at gunpoint in Ivory Coast

UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast are sending a request to the Security Council for 1,000 to 2,000 more troops amid the continuing political crisis.

UN peacekeepers have been protecting a hotel in Abidjan that is sheltering Alassane Ouattara, the man recognised internationally as the new president.

Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to cede power.

The BBC's Andrew Harding was threatened at gunpoint by militia loyal Mr Gbagbo as he travelled to interview Mr Outtara.