Pakistan bombs militant hideouts, kill 15

Pakistani fighter jets have launched air strikes on suspected militant hideouts in the north-west, killing at least 15 people. The overnight raids focused on Mir Ali town and the surrounding areas of North Waziristan, reports say. The air strikes came with peace talks between government negotiators and Taliban militants stalled. It also comes days after a Taliban group in a different area admitted to killing 23 paramilitary soldiers. Reports quoted intelligence officials as saying that foreign fighters were among those killed in the air raids, according to BBC.