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Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail after spending a night in jail in a stampede case
A popular actor in southern India has been released from jail on bail, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a stampede that led to the death of a woman at the premiere of his ...ABC News - 2d -
American Freed From Syrian Regime Prison Was on Levantine Pilgrimage
The man, who gave his name as Travis Timmerman, was handed over to U.S. military officials after seven months in captivity.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
'I thought I would die' - freed captive tells BBC of life in jihadist base
BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.BBC News - 13h -
Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail after spending a night in jail in a stampede case
A popular actor in southern India has been released from jail on bail, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a stampede that led to the death of a woman at the premiere of his ...ABC News - 2d -
'I felt like a breathing corpse': Stories from people freed from Syria torture prison
The BBC speaks to men released from Saydnaya prison - a place known as the "human slaughterhouse".BBC News - 2d -
American found in Syria after months of captivity begins journey home
Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old from Missouri, was found alive near Damascus after being freed from prison. His family says the news of his safety is the best Christmas gift they could have hoped for.CBS News - 2d -
American held by Syria, now free, recounts his months of captivity
An American captured by Syria after crossing into the country is now free after months of captivity. Travis Timmerman of Missouri discusses how he was captured after entering Syria from Lebanon and ...NBC News - 3d -
Men freed after convictions tossed in case involving discredited detective
Dominique Moore ad Cedric Warren had their convictions overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose investigation was overseen by a discredited police detective.CBS News - 3d -
American freed after 7 months detention in Syria
An American citizen detained in Syria was freed on Thursday after rebels overtook the city of Damascus, toppling the rule of President Bashar Assad and releasing thousands from imprisonment ...The Hill - 3d -
CBS News speaks with man who says he's just been freed from Syrian prison
A man identifying himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman tells CBS News he was liberated from a Syrian prison upon dictator Bashar al-Assad's ouster.CBS News - 3d -
American imprisoned in Syria freed following fall of Assad regime
An American man from Missouri who was held in a Syrian prison for months has been found alive and freed during the country’s revolution. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.NBC News - 4d -
American man tells CBS News he was freed from Syrian prison
A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman tells CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer he was freed from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces ousted longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. ...CBS News - 4d -
American is freed after being detained for seven months in Syria
American is freed after being detained for seven months in SyriaABC News - 4d -
Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice
Powerful images have emerged showing Syrians, including women and children, being freed from prisons across the country after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad.NBC News - Dec. 9 -
Syrian state TV airs video saying President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all jail detainees freed
Syrian state TV airs video saying President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all jail detainees freedABC News - Dec. 8 -
Freed hostage shares struggles as husband remains in captivity
Aviva Siegel, one of the hostages freed from Gaza during last November's brief ceasefire, joined Meet the Press to share her experience a year after her release. Her husband, Keith, remains a ...NBC News - Dec. 6