War weary Congo was plunged into conflict again tonight and a Cabinet minister in the east of the African nation said “We are being attacked by Rwandan troops.”

HUNDREDS of rebels and at least 18 police and soldiers were killed in some of Nepal’s fiercest fighting since a ceasefire collapsed more than seven months ago, government officials said yesterday.

Hundreds of rebels and at least 18 police and soldiers were killed in some of Nepal’s fiercest fighting since a ceasefire collapsed more than seven months ago, government officials said today.

Fleeing civilians jammed roads out of an eastern Congo city by the thousands to escape rival ethnic militias battling for control with mortars and machetes.

Hiding in the bushes, Amuzati Nzoli watched as rebel soldiers turned from killers into cannibals and ate his six-year-old nephew.

Widespread fighting between rebel groups in north eastern Congo over the past month has forced more than 155,000 people to flee their homes, an aid group said today.

Six people were feared dead after an aircraft en route to neighbouring Uganda crashed in rebel-held northeastern Congo in bad weather, rebel officials and the aircraft’s owners said today.