Philippine troops find remains of beheaded German hostage

Philippine troops have found the remains of a German hostage who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the country's south after a ransom deadline lapsed.

Regional military commander Major General Carlito Galvez Jr said marines dug up the head and body of Juergen Gustav Kantner in the mountainous hinterlands of Indanan town in Sulu province, where the militants are holding several foreign and local hostages.