30 militants killed in Nato strife

At least 30 militants were killed as two NATO helicopters struck Pakistan's northwest tribal area bordering Afghanistan in the wee hours of Monday. According to ISAF, two Apache helicopters conducted attacks inside Pakistan in which 30 militants got killed. They entered Pakistan in pursuit of extremist, he added. The alleged militants had attacked an outlying military post Friday in Afghanistan's Khost province. The insurgents were then pursued across the Pakistani border by two of NATO's Apache helicopters. According to initial reports, no civilians were harmed in the ISAF airstrike. ISAF said that its forces followed existing rules of engagement.