Police and troops firing live and plastic bullets fought running battles today in Kampala, Uganda, with protesters angered by the arrest on treason charges of the president’s main political rival.

More than 60 people, including 10 foreigners, were killed when a fuel truck and a packed bus turned into a fireball after colliding in western Uganda.

More than three dozen people were feared drowned after a wooden boat capsized in Lake Victoria, police said today.