Seven suspects, including the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, remain under investigation for allegedly selling nuclear secrets to Iran and Libya, and a decision on whether to put them on trial will only be made when the probe is complete, an official said.

Two suicide bombers struck at the offices of two rival Kurdish parties in near simultaneous attacks today as hundreds of Iraqis gathered to celebrate a Muslim holiday. At least 57 people were killed and more than 235 were wounded, officials said.

Two suicide bombers have killed around 10 people outside the offices of a Kurdish political party in northern Iraq.

A car bomb exploded today outside a police station in Iraq’s third largest city, Mosul, killing at least nine people and injuring 45, witnesses and hospital staff said.

A bus has collided with a truck tanker in central Sudan, leaving at least 21 people dead and 50 injured.