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UN helicopters attack Gbagbo's compound in Ivory Coast

Witnesses said they saw helicopters launch a wave of rockets at the compound in Abidjan where Laurent Gbagbo has been holed up for a week.

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo fights back (Video)

ABIDJAN — U.N. peacekeeping director told reporters in New York that Gbagbo and his military men used negotiations as a ploy to consolidate power.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara says Gbagbo will not be taken by force (VIDEO)

ABIDJAN — Laurent Gbagbo says he will not cede sovereignty of Ivory Coast despite being blockaded inside a bunker in Abidjan.

Ivory Coast: French forces save Japanese envoy amid fighting in Abidjan (UPDATES) (VIDEO)

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that the conflict and its subsequent displacement of close to one million people could destabilize all of West Africa.

Abidjan: Gbagbo bunker repels attack (VIDEO)

ABIDJAN — Heavy gunfire heard as guards around Laurent Gbagbo's bunker fend off attack by Alassane Ouattara's forces.

Ivory Coast: What next?

What's next for Ivory Coast? How can the country return to stability, democracy and prosperity?

UN, France target Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (UPDATES) (VIDEO)

The UN and French strikes represent a significant escalation of international involvement and a rare instance in which the United Nations has used force against a conventional army.

Why should we care about Ivory Coast?

The conflict is tragic for a country that was a model of West African democracy with a flourishing economy.

UN helicopters attack in Ivory Coast (UPDATES) (VIDEO)

United Nations forces strike Gbagbo targets amid reports of massacres in Abidjan as France prepares to evacuate its citizens.

Hundreds dead in Ivory Coast town as fighting rages on

Red Cross officials say hundreds of bodies have been seen after fighting in the the western town of Duekoue.
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