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Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has arrived home to scenes of jubilation after her release by Russia in a prisoner swap. Nathan Frandino reports.
For the al-Kasaesbeh family in Jordan, the wait for news of their son held hostage by Islamic State militants must feel interminable, as efforts to secure his release deadlock. Mana Rabiee reports.
Residents of the hometown of a Jordanian pilot being held by Islamic State militants march in the streets, seeking information about his fate, after the deadline for the insurgents' demand passed. Yiming Woo reports.
The father of Jordanian hostage Muath al-Kasasbeh has appealed to Islamic State to release his air force pilot son, saying "he is your brother in creed and Islamic religion." Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Israeli forces guard the entrance to the Ofer military prison ahead of the expected release of Palestinian prisoners after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Gaza Strip. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).