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Twenty hostages of an Algerian militant group with ties to al Qaeda in a standoff with the Algerian Army are reported to have escaped Thursday. Over 41 hostages of several nationalities, including Americans, were being held in a BP gas facility. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

A rogue cow decides to take a stroll through Princeton, Indiana, causing authorities to scramble. WFIE's Erin Meyers reports. (NBC News)

The town of Zanesville, Ohio was turned into a bizarre big-game hunting zone Tuesday night, after the owner of a wild animal park released more than 50 exotic animals including lions and tigers, before committing suicide. NBC's John Yang and Stephanie Gosk have more.  (Nightly News)

A male peacock wandered away from the Manhattan zoo and made its way to an apartment building on 5th Avenue, where he perched on a window sill.  The incident spurred a flurry of tweets. (TODAY)

Charles Gibson, one of the survivors of a tourist fishing boat that capsized off the coast of Mexico, tells TODAY's Carl Quintanilla his story of survival. (TODAY)

Charles Gibson, one of the survivors of a tourist fishing boat that capsized off the coast of Mexico, tells TODAY's Carl Quintanilla his story of survival. (TODAY)

Police in western New York spend Tuesday night trying to corral more than 100 sheep that managed to escape from a slaughterhouse. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. 

Authorities suspect Bruce Cullerton, 47, was attacked in his driveway by Max, a 3-year-old escaped pet jaguar. His body was found in a nearby wooded area with fatal bites to his neck and head. TODAY's Natalie Morales has details. 

Mother Diana Barratt says she will not be renewing her family's annual pass to the Jungle Island zoo after a tiger leapt from his enclosure to come face-to-face with her 2-year-old daughter. 

Jere Van Dyk, author of "Captive," tells Morning Joe what it was like to be held captive by the Taliban.