Proposal aims to reduce the pressure on teenagers and help them focus on other academic subjects and social causes

The vote was 55-43, with "yes" votes falling short of the 60 needed to advance the Republican-backed measure

US says we stand with the people of the region against all forms of extremism and terrorism

Critics see Turkish president as intolerant of dissent and quick to take legal action over perceived slurs

Chief of United Jihad Council had claimed responsibility for the Pathankot attack in India

Social indicators for women in Bihar state are much lower than national averages, according to the 2011 census

Rebirth of ‘The X-Files’ reunites Mulder and Scully, once again

The building was quickly evacuated with only minor injuries reported on New Year's Eve

Asylum seekers living in the Middlesbrough houses described having eggs and stones thrown at their windows

Khamenei thanks Revolutionary Guards for detaining a group of US sailors in the Gulf last week