World Digest

Suicide bomber kills 5 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the U.N. food agency's Pakistan headquarters today, killing five people a day after the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed fresh assaults, authorities and witnesses said.

The blast raises questions as to how the bomber managed to evade tight security at the heavily fortified World Food Program compound in the capital, Islamabad. It could also hamper the work of WFP and other aid agencies assisting Pakistanis displaced by army offensives against al-Qaida and the Taliban in their strongholds...