Nine militants, one soldier killed in Pakistani tribal area shoot-out
At least nine suspected pro-Taliban militants and one solider were killed in a shoot-out with Pakistani troops in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. Militants ambushed a security force convoy near the Tahl checkpoint in North Waziristan and the ensuing gun battle left nine militants dead, a security official told AFP on Tuesday. Three of the dead militants were believed to be Central Asian. Full Story