[01:10.79]Reports say all the captives are from the Philippines. The UN Security Council has demanded their release.
[01:17.05]Here’s James Reynolds.
[01:18.69]A video posted online shows a group of Syrian rebels standing on a road next to three white UN vehicles.
[01:26.12]The cars’ engines are still running.
[01:28.54]The pictures briefly show two men wearing the UN observer uniform of blue flak jacket and helmet sitting in their trunk at the back of the small convoy.
[01:37.61]In a statement, the UN confirms that around 20 of its peacekeepers have been detained.
[01:43.36]It says that the observers were stopped on a regular supply mission near a post that had recently been abandoned because of heavy fighting in the area.
[01:52.15]A row has broken out in Kenya over whether spoiled ballots should be included in the presidential vote.
[01:57.96]The coalition led by Uhuru Kenyatta says rejected ballots should not be included in the final tally,
[02:04.05]something which would help his chances of winning the presidency.
[02:07.63]Correspondents say Kenyans are becoming anxious about the delay in finalising the results.
[02:12.88]The UN has agreed to lift temporarily the embargo on light weapons in Somalia, the world’s oldest weapons blockade.
[02:20.72]The new government had been lobbying to have the sanctions lifted.