EU mission in Burundi reduces staff but stays open

The European Union mission in Burundi is temporarily making a small reduction in staff and pulling out foreign family members due to the rising risk of violence, the EU envoy said on Friday. The U.N. Security Council on Thursday asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report within 15 days on options for boosting the U.N. presence in Burundi because of concerns that violence could spiral into an ethnic conflict. "The delegation will continue functioning normally," EU Ambassador Patrick Spirlet to