Tuesday

October 18, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Clashes between Pygmy and Bantu tribes in Tanganyika region of Democratic Republic of Congo leave 20 people dead. (Africa News)

A gunman shoot dead a policemen in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)

War in Somalia

Somali police say at least seven are dead after clashes as Somali and African Union troops pushed back al-Shabab extremists from Afgooye, a town near Mogadishu. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

A building collapse killed one. The disaster occurred in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)

2016 Pacific typhoon season

The death toll in Vietnam, from Typhoon Sarika, rises to at least 31 people. (Fox News)