Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has confirmed the death in a US drone strike of its deputy leader Saeed al-Shehri, whose killing has been announced a number of times by Yemeni authorities.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday he would launch a new party on October 1, as the retired general plots a return to the frontlines of the country's turbulent politics.

Four militants died on Saturday when a US drone fired three missiles into a house in northwest Pakistan, Xinhua reported.

Several other people were injured in the attack in North Waziristan's Mirali