US drone \\\'kills eight militants\\\' in Pakistan
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
A US drone strike has killed at least eight people in Pakistan's volatile tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say. Reports say two missiles hit a house and a car in the Shawal region late on Monday. It is the fourth drone strike to hit the tribal area in the last two weeks. The latest attack was on Sunday when missiles killed at least five people. The army launched an operation against militants in the area in June. The region has long been used as shelter by Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants and has frequently been targeted by US drones, according to BBC.