In Pakistan, a US drone strike today and killed at least four militants in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border. The Security officials said the latest strike hit North Waziristan, the same tribal district targeted in three other drone attacks in the past 24 hours and a renowned hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants. A total of 24 militants were killed in the four strikes. The target of the fourth drone attack was a compound in outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.