MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - Two US missile strikes on Wednesday killed at least 12 militants in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the situation in Haiti following January's earthquake was still "dire" and warned a second humanitarian disaster was possible.

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - A missile strike by a US drone aircraft hit Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least four militants, security officials said.

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe on Wednesday joined the US in calling for a ban on the international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, the king of Japanese sushi and sashimi, a diplomatic source said.

OUGADOUGOU (AFP) - An Italian hostage of Burkina Faso descent reported as having been freed along with a Spanish hostage is still being held by Al-Qaeda, said a source close to the Burkina Faso presidency.