Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo's largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda's president joined calls for a ceasefire.

Rwanda-backed rebels seized much of eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, including its airport, the U.N. reported, as Rwanda’s president

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, as the United Nations described a "mass panic" among its two million people.