KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has executed four men, including three linked to deadly attacks by Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents, a state newspaper said on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suicide car-bomber killed two Pakistani soldiers and wounded four on Wednesday in an attack on military camp in the northwestern town of Shabqadar, a military official said.

Israeli troops have killed four Palestinian militants in a gunbattle on the Gaza border, Palestinians say.