Gunmen 'from military' kill farmers' chief

Philippines: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed the leader of a left-wing farmers' group today, his colleagues said, blaming the military for the attack.

Celso Pojas, head of the Farmers Association of Davao City, was buying cigarettes when he was shot three times at close range.

India: A previously unknown militant group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for a series of blasts that tore through a shopping area in Jaipur on Tuesday, killing 61 people.