freed

Gershkovich's mother tells her son in emotional two-minute video, "This is momma. Do you hear me? its your mom."

Deal negotiated in secrecy involves 24 prisoners, including 16 moving from Russia to the West and eight from west

More than 100 Pakistanis also released from jails in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq

Rekindles debate and sparks criticism in Japan about reporting from war zones

In a step that can improve US-Turkish ties strained by disputes over Syria

Abdeslam is the prime surviving suspect in the attacks that killed 130 people

Military hands over freed abductees to the Nigerian government