Photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan is 'fine'

A London-based Italian photojournalist who has been kidnapped in Afghanistan is "fine", according to his Taliban kidnappers. Reuters report that the group which abducted Gabriele Torsello in Helmand province called aid workers yesterday to say they would make their ransom demands soon. Torsello was stopped by gunmen while travelling with his interpreter, Gholam Mohammad, and accused of being a spy. After the interpreter was released unharmed, Torsello phoned a nearby hospital and asked the director to confirm his credentials as a photojournalist to his kidnappers. (Via DAWN)