Biden says US hostage Austin Tice is alive in Syria

President Joe Biden has said the US will try to bring home one of the longest-held American hostages following the sudden collapse of the Syrian government.

Speaking at the White House, Biden said the US believes Austin Tice is alive, but they must pinpoint his location in the war-torn country.

Mr Tice, a freelance journalist, is thought to have been taken captive close to Damascus on 14 August 2012 while he was covering the country's civil war.

On Sunday, rebel fighters seized the Syrian capital in the culmination of a lightning offensive launched two weeks ago. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country.