Aid lifeline as rebels agree to leave Liberia's capital

Liberia’s main rebel movement has agreed to withdraw from the capital and its vital port, allowing food to flow to the starving city left in ruins after two months of sieges.

But a second rebel group began a push towards Monrovia from their stronghold in the country’s south east yesterday, sending refugees fleeing what they said were indiscriminate attacks and raising fears that the rebels may be fighting for a share of power after Charles Taylor stepped down as president.