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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sunday (Reuters)

Haitian police with rusty shotguns hunted looters in the garbage-strewn alleys of a teeming Port-au-Prince slum on Saturday, seeking to reassert control of an area dominated by armed gangs who back the ousted president.

U.S. and other international troops in Haiti want the local police to fight crime and disarm fighters after a month-long revolt, while they seek to restore order and support the creation of an interim government. The death toll in the revolt is more than 200.

A council of elders chosen by opposition politicians, members of Aristide's Lavalas movement and international authorities was working to pick a new prime minister. Authorities said one could be named within days.

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