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Suicide bombers kill 5 in Pakistan

Twin suicide bombers set off explosives at a naval college in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least five other people and wounding at least 16, one critically, the government said.

45 killed in Pakistan funeral blast

At least 45 people died and 82 were wounded in a suicide attack on the funeral Friday of a district superintendent of police -- killed earlier in the day in a separate attack -- in northwest Pakistan's Swat province, according to Pakistani police.

30 killed in Pakistan funeral blast

An explosion at the funeral Friday of a district police officer killed earlier in the day in northwest Pakistan killed 30 people and injured between 50 and 55, province police said.

Intelligence chief: Taliban making gains in Afghanistan

A resurgent Taliban is back in charge over parts of Afghanistan, the chief U.S. intelligence official said Wednesday in an assessment that differed from the one made last month by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Car bomb kills 40 ahead of Pakistan vote

A car bomb killed 40 people and wounded 90 Saturday in northern Pakistan when it exploded in front of an election office of the opposition Pakistan People's Party, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said.

Search under way for Pakistan envoy

Pakistani authorities have launched a search operation in the country's tribal region for Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Pakistani troops search siege area

Pakistani troops are searching house-to-house in a cordoned off section of the country's tribal areas in an effort to find suspected al Qaeda fighters, a Pakistan security official said.

Pakistan finds tunnels in siege area

The Pakistani military's quest to nab a "high-value target" has suffered a setback with the discovery of a series of tunnels that militants could have used to escape thousands of troops who've laid siege to the area.

Pakistan fighting slows amid talks

Tribal leaders are trying to broker an end to fierce fighting between Pakistani troops and suspected militants along the Afghan border while speculation persisted about who the fighters might be protecting.

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