U.N. and Congolese Troops Struggle to Halt Lightning Rebel Attack

Aid workers estimate as many as 300,000 people are fleeing advances by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, which has taken two strategic towns on the approaches to Goma over the past several days.

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