Haiti's capital in chaos as rebels close in

Pro-government mobs looting the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince have withdrawn from the streets after a plea from President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Pro-government mobs looting the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince have withdrawn from the streets after a plea from President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Though violence subsided on Saturday, doctors said the morgue at Port-au-Prince’s only hospital was full, and that 25-30 bodies were brought in since Friday – bringing the death toll to more than 100 in Haiti’s four-week rebellion.

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