KENYA: 17 killed in Kenya border attack

by Press TV

Heavily-armed Somali raiders have attacked a border camp in Kenya, killing 17 people and injuring more than 20 others, news reports say.

PAKISTAN: U.S. Attack Kills Several in Pakistan

by JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH

ISLAMABAD,Pakistan— Five missiles fired from an American pilotless drone aircraft Monday hit a large compound in North Waziristan belonging to one of Pakistan’s most prominent Taliban leaders, a Pakistani intelligence official and a local resident said.

The missile attack at about 10:20 a.m. killed nine people, including two children, and injured up to 18, according to the account from the intelligence official. A spokesman for the Pakistani Army, Maj. Murad Khan, said the military knew of explosions near the compound, and was investigating.

SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan jets strike rebels, fighting kills 55

by Reuters

COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan jets struck Tamil Tiger rebel positions on Monday after fighting killed at least 55 in what has become the bloodiest phase of the long-running civil war in nearly a decade, the military said.

AFGHANISTAN: 6 Afghan civilians killed in explosion

By NOOR KHAN
The Associated Press

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside blast in southern Afghanistan killed six civilians Monday, and a Canadian soldier died in another explosion in the same region, officials said.

The six civilians, including a woman and a child, died when their private vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Naw Bahar district of Zabul province, said district chief Zarif Khan. Two other civilians were wounded in the explosion.

SUDAN: Sudan attacks Darfur rebels for second day-insurgents

By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM
REUTERS

KHARTOUM (Reuters)-Sudanese forces attacked rebel positions in north Darfur for a second day running on Sunday, forcing civilians to flee, insurgent groups said.