Across the World: Pakistan

Blast kills at least 49

A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle along a road near a well-known market in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar onFriday, killing 49 people and underscoring militants' ability to strike in major cities despite US-backed military offensives.

Pakistan's interior minister says the nation has "no option" but to attack militant strongholds in the wake of the deadly car bombing.