Ukraine agrees 'evacuation corridor' with rebels

Pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian authorities have agreed on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicentre of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepare to take a peace plan to Moscow.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin a day after discussing their proposals with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.