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A bomb exploded near a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 16 people, and suspected US missiles hit a milita stanley cup nt compound the latest incidents of rising violence in the region, government and intelligence officials said. HT Image Six militants were killed when two missiles suspected of being fired from US drones hit a compound in Bobar Ghar belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban, according to two intelligence officials. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the identities of the militants killed were not yet known. The bomb blast occurred in Kalaya, the main town in the Orakzai tribal area, said local government administrator Khaistan Akbar. Orakzai is one of several areas in the semiautonomous tribal region along the Afghan border where the military has been battling a domestic Taliban ins stanley cup urgency. The blast occurred near government and security offices, according to another local administrator, Javed Khan. It damaged one of the shops in the market. Initially, the death toll stood at 10 with 23 people wounded. But stanley cup Khan said that six of those who were wounded later died at a hospital in Kalaya, increasing the death toll to 16. The 17 others who were wounded were being treated, including three who were in critical condition. No group claimed responsibility for the latest bombing, but Taliban militants regularly target security forces and civilians i Ahkg Iraqis vote despite militant attacks that kill 24
The swine flu epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America _ and in Canada, back to pigs _ even as Mexico s health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began. HT Image The virus spread to Colombia in the first confirmed case in South America, worrisome because flu season is about to begin in the Southern Hemisphere. More cases were confirmed in Europe and North America; the World Hea air max lth Organization said at least 787 people have been sickened worldwide. Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said swine flu is spreading just as easily as regular winter flu, with 226 confirmed cases in 30 U.S. states. The good news is when we look at this virus right now, we re not seeing some of the things in the virus that have been as nike dunk sociated in the past with more severe flu, Besser said. That s encouraging, but it doesn t mean we re out of the woods yet. Mexican Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said the virus that has killed 19 people in Mexico and sickened at least 506 apparently peaked here between April 23 and April 28. A drastic nationwide stanley cup shutdown appears to have helped prevent the outbreak from becoming more serious, he said. The evolution of the epidemic is now in its declining phase, Cordova declared. He said officials would decide Monday whether to extend the shutdown or allow schools and businesses to reopen o
A bomb exploded near a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 16 people, and suspected US missiles hit a milita stanley cup nt compound the latest incidents of rising violence in the region, government and intelligence officials said. HT Image Six militants were killed when two missiles suspected of being fired from US drones hit a compound in Bobar Ghar belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban, according to two intelligence officials. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the identities of the militants killed were not yet known. The bomb blast occurred in Kalaya, the main town in the Orakzai tribal area, said local government administrator Khaistan Akbar. Orakzai is one of several areas in the semiautonomous tribal region along the Afghan border where the military has been battling a domestic Taliban ins stanley cup urgency. The blast occurred near government and security offices, according to another local administrator, Javed Khan. It damaged one of the shops in the market. Initially, the death toll stood at 10 with 23 people wounded. But stanley cup Khan said that six of those who were wounded later died at a hospital in Kalaya, increasing the death toll to 16. The 17 others who were wounded were being treated, including three who were in critical condition. No group claimed responsibility for the latest bombing, but Taliban militants regularly target security forces and civilians i Ahkg Iraqis vote despite militant attacks that kill 24
The swine flu epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America _ and in Canada, back to pigs _ even as Mexico s health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began. HT Image The virus spread to Colombia in the first confirmed case in South America, worrisome because flu season is about to begin in the Southern Hemisphere. More cases were confirmed in Europe and North America; the World Hea air max lth Organization said at least 787 people have been sickened worldwide. Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said swine flu is spreading just as easily as regular winter flu, with 226 confirmed cases in 30 U.S. states. The good news is when we look at this virus right now, we re not seeing some of the things in the virus that have been as nike dunk sociated in the past with more severe flu, Besser said. That s encouraging, but it doesn t mean we re out of the woods yet. Mexican Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said the virus that has killed 19 people in Mexico and sickened at least 506 apparently peaked here between April 23 and April 28. A drastic nationwide stanley cup shutdown appears to have helped prevent the outbreak from becoming more serious, he said. The evolution of the epidemic is now in its declining phase, Cordova declared. He said officials would decide Monday whether to extend the shutdown or allow schools and businesses to reopen o