AFRICA: Rwanda’s army and a militia that it backs “indiscriminately” shelled camps for displaced people in eastern Congo, Human Rights Watch has reported, which also accused Congo of abuses against civilians.

Both sides have killed camp residents, committed rapes and obstructed aid, the group said. Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence for years as more than 120 arms groups fight for power, land and mineral resources.

MIGRANTS: A dinghy carrying migrants toward the eastern Greek island of Kos capsized in rough weather overnight, leaving one person dead and 15 rescued.

A coast guard vessel rescued 15 people and pulled an unresponsive woman from the water. Two of the survivors were treated at a hospital. Dozens more were also rescued from a yacht in southern Greece, the coast guard said today.

POLAND: Deaths from massive floods in the south-west earlier this month have risen to nine, police said today, reporting that two more bodies were discovered during the clean-up.

At least 26 people have died across central Europe in the worst floods to hit the region for at least two decades this month, with the flooding leaving a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland.

GUINEA: Shots were fired near the presidential palace in the capital Conakry late on Thursday, sending people fleeing in panic. The army briefly evacuated and locked down the city centre during the incident.

Dissident soldiers opened fire on the special forces but were overpowered, officials said. Three of the assailants were killed and eight others were arrested.