France’s justice minister says investigators believe that drones seen months ago buzzing above a prison may be linked to the brazen escape of a notorious French criminal.

A fugitive prisoner in Peru has been recaptured 13 months after he walked out of jail and left his twin brother in his place.

Another 13 people have been arrested over the prison escape of notorious Mexican drug capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

An escaped US murderer who was shot and arrested after a desperate dash for the Canadian border is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Two convicted murderers have used power tools to cut through steel pipes at a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border and escape through a manhole.