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U.N. to consider Somalia force when things improve (Reuters)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/wl_nm/somalia_un_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080904/capt.cps.nmm63.040908223217.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Sj0O19yjym1lcBTbHpTsJA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A suspected pirate looks over the edge of a skiff while off the coast of Somalia in 2006. A maritime official says Somali pirates who seized a yacht and kidnapped two French nationals are demanding a "ransom" of more than a million dollars to free them.(AFP/US NAVY/File/Daniel Sanford)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.N. Security Council parried on Thursday a request from Somalia to send a peace-keeping force to the violence-torn nation, saying it would consider doing so when conditions there had improved.</p><br clear="all"/>