"Pakistan Election Eve Bombings Kill Dozens"

Deadly bombings struck two political offices in Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing at least 30 people the day before parliamentary elections, raising concerns for the election in the troubled Western ally. The attacks, which left more than two dozen people wounded, drew condemnation from almost all the political parties. Baluchistan, a gas-rich province on the border with Afghanistan and Iran, has been the scene of an insurgency for more than two decades by Baluch nationalists who are seeking independence, and various militant groups have a strong presence in the region.