Bomb kills 29 in Pakistan as American envoy visits

Friday, February 19, 2010

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt killed 29 people including some militants Thursday, underscoring the relentless security threat here even as Pakistani-U.S. cooperation against extremism appears on the upswing.

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