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At least nine people have been killed – including several children – in a suicide bomb attack in northwest Pakistan. The bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives to the entrance of the compound of a former Taliban commander in Kurram close to the border with Afghanistan. From Islamabad, here's Aleem Maqbool.
Officials say dozens of militants have been gathered at the compound when the explosion happened. The militants were loyal to a local commander Mullah Nabi, who'd recently
broken away
from the Pakistani Taliban and who's now considered pro-government. Taliban attacks against militia who are considered enemies are common plays; and the Pakistani Taliban remains a fragile coalition, to some extent kept together through the fear of attacks against groups that break away.
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has resigned as the director of several companies behind his British newspapers. The move has showed speculation that he may be preparing to sell the newspaper group, which includes the Times and the Sun. It follows a scandal over
phone-hacking
by some of his papers. The parent company, News Corporation, said the resignations were simply a housecleaning exercise.
International Olympic Committee says it will allow a marathon runner, who was born in South Sudan, but does not hold a passport from any country, to compete as an independent athlete of the London Games. Marcus Erbe has more.