Rebel attacks kill 15 soldiers in troubled Cameroon

Yaounde, Sept 20 (AFP/APP):About 15 soldiers and several civilians have died in two attacks in English-speaking western areas of Cameroon in the grip of a breakaway campaign, the defence ministry said Monday. Heavily armed “terrorists” ambushed a convoy of elite rapid intervention forces at Bamessing […]

Severe floods kill five in Indonesia’s capital

Jakarta-Five people were killed in the severe floods that submerged entire neighbourhoods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, authorities said Sunday, as residents returned to clean their homes and salvage belongings. The city was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced […]