JAKARTA -- Floods and landslides in and around the Indonesian capital of Jakarta killed at least 60 people while rescuers are endeavoring to retrieve people buried under soils, officials said on Sunday.

Torrential rains which triggered rivers to break their banks have resulted in natural disasters in Jakarta and nearby provinces of West Java and Banten. (Indonesia-Floods)

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NEW DELHI -- Several students including girls were injured, some of them seriously, after violent clashes broke out between two groups of students at the Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday evening.

Images of injured students having head injuries, including JNU Students Union (JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh, were flashed on various social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. (India-Students-Clashes)

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PHNOM PENH -- Death toll in the collapse of a six-story building in southwest Cambodia's Kep province on Friday rose to 36, as rescue had completed, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Sunday.

"A total of 36 people, including 14 females, were pronounced dead, as 23 others, including eight females, were injured in the collapsed building," he said at a press conference at the end of the rescue operation. (Cambodia-Building Collapse)

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HONG KONG -- Financial Secretary of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Paul Chan said on Sunday that the prolonged social unrest and violence have jeopardized Hong Kong's global image and competitiveness.

Hong Kong's rating in various areas from security to business environment in international rankings will see the negative influence this year, he said in an online article. (Hong Kong-Violence-Economy) Enditem

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