Standoff in Ivory Coast continues

In Ivory Coast, incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to negotiate a 'peaceful end' to the country's political crisis - but has still given no indication he plans to step down.

The international community is pressuring Gbagbo to cede power to challenger Alassane Ouattara, whom both the indepented electoral commission of Ivory Coast and the international community have recognized as the winner of November's presidential election, while regional powers have threatened to force him out.

Ouattara remains isolated in a hotel where he's being protected by UN troops.

A spokesman for the UN mission in Cote d'Ivoire Hamadoun Touré, says Ouattara's temporary headquarters have been attacked - apparently by forces loyal to Gbagbo.

Ouattara wants foreign intervention to oust the man clinging to power.

The country that would likely lead such a mission, Nigeria, is occupied with terror attacks at home, and troops from several other countries that might participate in the mission also have their hands full at present, mainly with fighting the North African branch of the al-Qaida Islamic terror network.

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