UN Mission In Mali Suspends Flights

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has temporarily suspended flights. <br />This will affect the delivery of aid to the country whose neighbours have imposed sanctions and closed borders. <br />The peacekeeping mission has about 13,000 troops stationed in the country trying to contain an Islamist insurgency in the region. <br />The European Union has also said it will impose sanctions and the UN has said it is essential for the military authorities to present an acceptable election schedule.