Armless Iraqi boy's second operation postponed

Doctors treating a 12-year old Iraqi orphan who lost both arms and was severely burned in the bombing of Baghdad have postponed a planned skin graft operation, but say his condition is improving.

Ali Ismaeel Abbas, whose parents were killed when a missile destroyed his house about a month ago, was sent to the Saud A Albabtain Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery on Wednesday and received temporary skin grafts.