Kidnappers in Syria have released a US journalist who was abducted in 2012, Sky News reports.
The United Nations confirmed Peter Theo Curtis, 45, was transferred to its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights region.
“After receiving a medical check-up, Curtis was handed over to representatives of his government,” the UN statement said.
Al Jazeera reported that the move followed diplomacy from Qatar.
It comes six days after the Islamic State released a video of US reporter James Foley being beheaded in Iraq.
The UK says it is edging closer to identifying the apparently-British killer.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said: “Particularly after a week marked by unspeakable tragedy, we are all relieved and grateful knowing that Theo Curtis is coming home.
“Over these last two years, the United States reached out to more than two dozen countries asking for urgent help from anyone who might have tools, influence, or leverage to help secure
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