A German archaeologist kidnapped by gunmen in Iraq three weeks ago is free and her driver should shortly be released, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told a news conference on Sunday, according to Reuters. Susanne Osthoff, 43, who had spent more than a decade working on excavations in Iraq, disappeared heading north from Baghdad with the driver on Nov. 25. "I'm pleased to announce today, also on behalf of the German chancellor, that Mrs Susanne Osthoff is no longer in the hands of the kidnappers. She is in the safe care of the German embassy in Baghdad," Steinmeier said, adding she was in good health. Steinmeier said the kidnappers had also announced that they would release the driver.
