Burundi opposition wants U.N. to send peacekeepers quickly

A prominent opposition politician in Burundi called on United Nations on Friday to send a peacekeeping force quickly to help deal with a surge in violence, after the Security Council said it was looking at ways to boost its presence there. Highlighting growing concerns about unrest, the European Union mission in the African state said it was temporarily making a small reduction in staff and pulling out foreign family members. Burundi has been mired in a political crisis that has raised fears of