Across Asia: Pakistan

Missile kills 6

A suspected US missile strike hit a village well inside Pakistani territory yesterday, officials said, killing six alleged militants and indicating American willingness to pursue insurgents beyond the lawless tribal regions.

The strike was the latest in a surge of cross-border attacks in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest in the last three months that have killed scores of suspected al-Qaida and Taliban militants, but have enraged the country's civilian leadership.