Iraqi kidnappers have released a seven-year-old Lebanese boy whom they had threatened to behad tomorrow if a €55,000 ransom was not paid.

Kidnappers holding a seven-year-old Lebanese boy have threatened to behead him if they do not receive £38,000 (€54,592) by Saturday, his father said today.

THE bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were discovered yesterday after apparently having been killed in an ambush by insurgents.

Gunmen in Iraq have abducted a seven-year-old Lebanese boy and are demanding a ransom for his release, Lebanon’s official news agency reported today.