US strikes kill 8 militants

A US drone strike killed at least eight suspected militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt yesterday, officials said. The unmanned aircraft hit a compound in Kund Sar village, 60km south of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region that borders Afghanistan. The strike came a day after Pakistani jet fighters killed 20 suspected members of the Haqqani network, which is accused of some of the bloodiest attacks in Afghanistan