A BOMB exploded in a market in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region on the Afghan border, killing five civilians and wounding 10, officials said.

A teenage suicide bomber killed up to 31 Pakistani army recruits at a parade ground yesterday, an attack the Taliban said was revenge for US drone strikes and local military offensives.

A secret 2004 order gave the US military the authority to attack al-Qaida targets anywhere in the world, according to a US report today.