UN Approves Additional Troops in CAR

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution to increase the number of European troops in the troubled Central African Republic.The council approved a plan Tuesday that will allow the European Union to send about 500 troops to the C.A.R. to assist French and African forces already stationed in the country. The measure also threatens financial sanctions against individuals who may be guilty of human rights violations.France co-sponsored the resolution. France's U.N. Ambassador...

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