Captors kill Egypt envoy to Iraq

Egypt has confirmed its ambassador to Iraq has been killed, five days after he was kidnapped in Baghdad.
An internet message purportedly from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militant group was released on Thursday, claiming Ihab al-Sherif had been killed.
A video on the website showed a blindfolded man who identified himself as Mr Sherif saying he had worked at Egyptian embassies in Iraq and Israel.
Cairo is an ally of the US and Iraqi governments.Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered his condolences to Mr Sherif's family and said his government would not be deterred from supporting Iraq.Mr Sherif was abducted in Baghdad on Saturday. ID cards bearing his name appeared on a website on Wednesday. A statement also released on Wednesday in the name of al-Qaeda in Iraq said Mr Sherif would be killed because he was an "apostate", who had betrayed his faith.