In Pakistan, 21 people were killed while several others injured in a US drone attack today on a compound in North Waziristan. The dead included three women and five children. Media reports said US drones fired five missiles on a compound in Spinwam, 40 kilometres northeast of Miranshah. It was the first missile strike to hit North Waziristan since March 17 when a drone attack killed 39 people, including many civilians, causing a diplomatic furor over the unpopular US campaign.