In Congo, clashes between militants and government troops left 16 people dead. Army said, fighting erupted yesterday in the eastern suburbs of Beni, a city in the troubled North-Kivu province.<br/><br/>The province has been plagued by regular flare-ups of ethnic bloodshed, which over the past year has seen a cycle of attacks and reprisal raids between militias.The UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo known as MONUSCO said, it has deployed peacekeepers to the region.