Man shot dead at consulate in Pakistani city

Pakistan: A gunman shot dead a Pakistani working at Iran's consulate in the city of Peshawar today, police said, in an attack likely to compound strains in relations between the Muslim neighbours.

Police declined to speculate on a motive for the killing of consulate public relations officer Abul Hassan Jaffry.

East Timor: Families appealed today to their own government to help recover the bodies of dozens of loved ones still missing 18 years after being gunned down in a cemetery during Jakarta's two-decade rule.