North American Family Freed After Five Years In Captivity

The US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, has said the freeing by Pakistani troops of a north American family held captive for five years by the Afghan Taliban is a sign of closer co-operation between Washington and Islamabad.

The United States and Israel have both announced that they're withdrawing from the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO.

And we speak to Njideka Akunyili-Crosby. She was given the MacArthur Fellowship -- a prestigious award in the US.