UN advisers fear Ivory Coast ethnic strife

UN advisers expressed grave fears on Thursday about ethnic violence in Ivory Coast after its disputed presidential election and Abidjan's new ambassador to the United Nations warned that the West African nation was on the "brink of genocide."

The two advisers reported signs "some leaders there are inciting violence between different elements of the population" during a standoff between incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and challenger Alassane Ouattara after elections that were supposed to heal wounds of a civil war in 2002-03. (Reuters)