Car bomb kills 18

A car bomb ripped through a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat, killing 18 people, including 14 women and children and four officers, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

The civilians killed were the wives and children of police officers, said Khalid Omarzai, the city's top government official. Another 94 people were wounded.