UN peacekeepers killed in Haiti
Gun battles in Haiti between UN troops and rebels have left four people dead, including two peacekeepers. A Sri Lankan soldier died during a raid on a rebel-held police station in the south - the first peacekeeper to die in Haiti since the force arrived in June.
A Nepalese soldier was later killed on patrol in the central town of Hinche.
The rebels - mostly former troops - helped to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power, but have since turned against the interim government.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The former soldiers control large parts of the country and are a key cause of instability, the BBC's Claire Marshall says.
They have not been paid since the army was disbanded by Mr Aristide in 1995.
The decommissioned troops are demanding compensation from the interim government as a reward for their part in the rebellion which toppled the former president last year.
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