PARACHINAR, Pakistan, July 17, 2010, SPA -- Militants armed with assault rifles ambushed a convoy of civilian vehicles killing 16 people Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, the Associated Press reported. Several people were also wounded in Saturday's attack in Char Khel village in the troubled tribal region of Kurram. The travelers were heading to the main northwestern city of Peshawar in vehicles when they were ambushed. --SPA 11:50 LOCAL TIME 08:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/802505