Rebels force Congolese from town

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Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have forced thousands of civilians out of a town which they have taken from a pro-government militia, reports BBC.
The rebels took Kiwanja after a second day of fighting with the Pareco Mai-Mai group. They then ordered citizens out so they could search the town.
Rebel leader Gen Laurent Nkunda accused the government of breaking a ceasefire declared last week.
At least 250,000 people have fled their homes amid the fighting. Many women and children were among those forced from Kiwanja on Wednesday.
Witnesses reported killing and looting, and some people were wounded, a BBC correspondent who travelled to the town reported.
Tens of thousands of displaced people are already in and around Goma, which Gen Nkunda has threatened to attack - though the ceasefire around the city appears to be holding for now.
Any battles there could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe, the BBC's Peter Greste reports from the city.
In a significant hardening of their position, UN peacekeeping troops in Goma have been ordered to fire on any armed groups trying to enter the city.
Meanwhile UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is on his way to Kenya for an African Union (AU) summit on the crisis in DR Congo.