Two people were reported killed Wednesday after a convoy of buses carrying employees of a U.S. mining company came under fire in the Indonesian province of Papua
U.S. mining firm staff attacked in Indonesia
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Pakistan kills more militants in new action
Pakistani security forces say they have killed at least 16 militants overnight in the country’s volatile tribal region. This appears to be separate from the hostilities in the military’s week-long crackdown in northwestern Pakistan against a Taliban militant advance in the country’s North West Frontier Province. However, this reflects the tensions in the region and could signal a spread of fighting resulting from the crackdown.