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Woman freed from car after three days as Spain flood deaths reach 211
Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days following the deadly flash floods...
Hundreds of ‘seriously ill’ prisoners freed in DR Congo
Some 1,685 "seriously ill" inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest move to tackle overcrowding.The release...
Pilot hostage freed by Papua rebels ‘very happy’ to go home
A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is "very happy" to be going home...
South Africa’s last zoo elephant freed after 40 years
South Africa’s last zoo elephant has been released back into the wild after 40 years of captivity.The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park...
New Mexico judge to weigh whether ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez should be freed
One month after dismissing Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges in the deadly “Rust” shooting, a New Mexico judge has indicated she will consider whether weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez also...
Kenyan journalist freed after ‘mistaken’ arrest drama
The veteran Kenyan journalist says Kenyan police were looking for him [BBC]Kenyan police have freed a veteran journalist after “mistakenly” arresting him at a police station and dramatically pushing...
Tanzanian artist who burnt president’s picture freed
A young Tanzanian portrait artist who was convicted last week of cybercrimes has been released from prison after social media users raised more than $2,000 (£1,600) to pay his...
Terminally ill mother of freed Gaza hostage Noa has died
Just over three weeks after 26-year-old hostage Noa Argamani was rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip, her terminally ill mother Liora has died, Israeli sources said on Tuesday.The...
Chinese officials appear to block freed journalist
Cheng Lei, who was imprisoned in China for three years, sits at a diplomatic event in Canberra on Monday [EPA]Chinese officials appear to have blocked a formerly imprisoned journalist...
Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap
An Iranian convicted in Sweden of war crimes has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries.Hamid Noury, who was serving a life sentence, has...
Father of Freed Israeli Hostage Dies One Day Before Son’s Rescue | National Review
Yossi Meir passed away hours before his son came home. Source link
Netanyahu critics note he met with freed hostages, not other victims
Families in Israel whose loved ones have been either killed by Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia or who remain in captivity in Gaza criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for meeting...