KAMPALA -- Four people were feared dead and 1,755 others have been affected by flash floods in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli, a relief agency said here late on Friday.
The Uganda Red Cross Society told reporters that five hours of heavy rains have caused flash floods along the Simu river in Bumasobo, Simu Pondo and Butandiga subcounties. (Uganda-Flood-Landslide)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday in a roadside bomb explosion in the country's southern oil-rich province of Shabwa, a military official told Xinhua.
The incident took place when a roadside bomb went off near a patrol of Shabwa's defense troops of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Ataq, capital of Shabwa Province, the local military source said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Roadside Bombing-Shabwa)
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MOGADISHU -- Somali National Army (SNA)'s special forces on Friday evening killed al-Shabab's regional leader and wounded at least 20 others in a security operation carried out in the Mubarak area of southern Somalia, the government confirmed on Saturday.
The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said the operation destroyed the terror group's extortion center near Mubarak village, where they used to extort money from the people. (Somalia-Al-Shabab)
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BANGKOK -- Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies wrapped up a meeting on Saturday, during which they focused on efforts to promote the recovery of the region's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The 28th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting was held in Phuket under the theme of "Inclusive Recovery of APEC MSMEs through the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model and High Impact Ecosystem." (Thailand-APEC-Small Business)
