In Brief Suicide bombs kill

24 ISLAMABAD – Suicide bombers attacked a city near the Pakistani capital, killing at least 24 people and injuring 66 others, authorities said.

Osama delinked NEW YORK – Lawyers for the Saudi Binladin Group, responding to lawsuits filed over the 9/11 attacks, say the large engineering and construction company is not liable for the terrorist plot because it forced Osama bin Laden to surrender his stake in the company 14 years ago. Israel suffers defeat JERUSALEM – In an embarrassing blow to the Israeli government, the Supreme Court ordered the State to redraw the route of its West Bank separation barrier near a Palestinian village that has come to symbolise opposition to the enclosure.Former president chosen TEHRAN – Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani – considered more moderate than President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – has been chosen as head of the powerful clerical body that has the power to choose or dismiss Iran’s supreme leader.Belgium has no govt BRUSSELS – Three months after elections, Belgium still has no government, efforts to form one have been suspended and calls for unity by King Albert II have been ignored, eroding a monarchy hailed as the glue holding together this bilingual nation.Secret files leak secrets LONDON – British spies during World War II were frustrated by the lack of information-sharing with the FBI and feared Nazi agents could infiltrate Britain through the United States, newly declassified documents reveal.Nampa-APIsrael suffers defeat JERUSALEM – In an embarrassing blow to the Israeli government, the Supreme Court ordered the State to redraw the route of its West Bank separation barrier near a Palestinian village that has come to symbolise opposition to the enclosure. Former president chosen TEHRAN – Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani – considered more moderate than President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – has been chosen as head of the powerful clerical body that has the power to choose or dismiss Iran’s supreme leader.Belgium has no govt BRUSSELS – Three months after elections, Belgium still has no government, efforts to form one have been suspended and calls for unity by King Albert II have been ignored, eroding a monarchy hailed as the glue holding together this bilingual nation. Secret files leak secrets LONDON – British spies during World War II were frustrated by the lack of information-sharing with the FBI and feared Nazi agents could infiltrate Britain through the United States, newly declassified documents reveal.Nampa-AP