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Expert: Pistorius will likely be freed on bond

Feb. 16: "He's a well-known celebrity," said South African attorney Llewelyn Curlewis. "He's not a flight risk, so I can't see serious reasons why a court should be unwilling to grant him bail, ultimately." Pistorius has been charged with murdering his girlfriend and is being held by police. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

Boy freed, kidnapper dead after standoff ends

Feb. 4: Federal and Alabama law enforcement officials discuss cite deteriorating negotiations and the decision to storm the bunker and rescue the 5 year-old boy being held in an underground bunker. (NBC News)Federal and Alabama law enforcement officials discuss cite deteriorating negotiations and the decision to storm the bunker and rescue the 5 year-old boy being held in an underground bunker. (NBC News)

Timbuktu freed; Malians cheer French

Feb. 3: Three weeks after French troops began their assault on northern Mali, Timbuktu is no longer controlled by an extremist group linked to al-Qaida. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports.  (Nightly News)Three weeks after French troops began their assault on northern Mali, Timbuktu is no longer controlled by an extremist group linked to al-Qaida. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports. (Nightly News)

Sea turtles freed in Thailand

Aug. 1: Thai sailors release nearly 1,000 sea turtles that were hatched in a Naval protected conservation area back into the sea. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Thai sailors release nearly 1,000 sea turtles that were hatched in a Naval protected conservation area back into the sea. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Woman held in UK terror probe freed

July 8: British police say they have released without charge one of six people being held for an alleged plot to launch a terrorist attack. NBNC's Annabel Roberts reports.  British police say they have released without charge one of six people being held for an alleged plot to launch a terrorist attack. NBNC's Annabel Roberts reports. (msnbc tv)

Freed of fish hook, turtle returns to sea

March 16: A 100-pound Loggerhead is released back into Florida waters after SeaWorld vets successfully remove a 4-inch fishing hook from the turtle's throat. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. A 100-pound Loggerhead is released back into Florida waters after SeaWorld vets successfully remove a 4-inch fishing hook from the turtle's throat. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Fuel tanker freed; Russian satellite falls

Jan. 16: The fuel tanker that was stuck in the ice of the Bering Sea was finally freed. And the Russian-made Mars satellite that never made it to Mars fell back to earth. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)The fuel tanker that was stuck in the ice of the Bering Sea was finally freed. And the Russian-made Mars satellite that never made it to Mars fell back to earth. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)

Freed American student: 'IT was very scary'

Nov. 27: Derrik Sweeney, one of three American exchange students who arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday after being accused of tossing Molotov cocktails in Egypt, tells TODAY Lester Holt that he is happy to be home with his family in St. Louis. Derrik Sweeney, one of three American exchange students who arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday after being accused of tossing Molotov cocktails in Egypt, tells TODAY Lester Holt that he is happy to be home with his family in St. Louis. (TODAY)

Freed hikers en route to US

Sept. 25: Two Americans freed from an Iranian prison after spending two years there as suspected spies are expected to land in New York Sunday and speak to the media. NBC's Ron Allen reports. Two Americans freed from an Iranian prison after spending two years there as suspected spies are expected to land in New York Sunday and speak to the media. NBC's Ron Allen reports. (TODAY)

American hikers freed by Iran

Sept. 21: After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down the steps of a private jet and into the arms of family for a reunion in Oman. NBC's Ann Curry reports.  (Nightly News)After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down the steps of a private jet and into the arms of family for a reunion in Oman. NBC's Ann Curry reports.  (Nightly News)

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