Burkina Faso unrest: Dozens of kidnapped women freed
Last week’s mass kidnapping in an area hit by a militant Islamist insurgency was unprecedented.
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Ana Montes: Top spy freed in US after more than 20 years
Ana Montes was described as being among “the most damaging spies” ever caught by the US.
Read MoreAl-Shabab: 14 Iranian fishermen freed years after abduction
Some of the 14 fishermen were abducted by al-Shabab militants off the Somali coast eight years ago.
Read MoreUmar Patek: Anger and fear in Australia as Bali bomber freed
Survivors of the 2002 attacks tell the BBC they don’t believe Umar Patek has been deradicalised.
Read MoreJanusz Walus: Killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani freed
Janusz Walus was stabbed last week by another inmate, delaying his release in South Africa.
Read MoreTears as first Kyiv train arrives in freed Kherson
Crowds gathered on a bridge to welcome the train as families reunited after months apart.
Read MoreVicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar
Vicky Bowman is among nearly 6,000 prisoners to be released, the military junta says.
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