Missile kills purported militant in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed a purported foreign militant Thursday in a Pakistani tribal area considered a haven for the Taliban and al-Qaida, while a suicide bombing left four security personnel dead, officials said.

In another sign of how violence and economic problems are shaking confidence in the nuclear-armed country, Pakistan's currency slumped to an all-time low against the United States dollar.

The missile strike hit a house in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan's wild border belt, considered a likely hiding place for al-Qaida leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri.

Two Pakistani intelligence officials told The …