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Cuba has agreed to release 53 political prisoners, a US official says, while three Cubans will be released in exchange

Lawmakers approved the motion by 498 votes to 88 with 111 abstentions

Growing signs that the threat may work, as Sony left it to theaters to choose whether to show "The Interview"

Kashmir’s pro-freedom leaders and students organise funeral prayers in absentia for deceased children

Seven other insurgents also killed in the drone attack

State Department spokesperson says US will continue working with the Pakistani government on counter-terrorism

Another 10 people also died in the blast outside the home of Huthi leader Abdallah Idriss

Survey found that out of 2,557, 97 per cent women had been victims themselves of some kind of sexual harassment.

The ‘earlier’ version came to light when British art dealer and collector Hugh Blaker found it in 1911.

Global leaders, personalities express sorrow and shock over the horrific attack on school in Peshawar

Sea of flowers laid at makeshift memorial near scene; Muslim community leaders join in mourning victim

Local media said gunman shot dead by police

Beijing concerned about rise of the militant group

Afghanistan has asked Pakistan play a more “visible” role by persuading the Afghan Taliban to engage in negotiations

How acting helped Amitabh Bachchan emerge from the brim of going broke.

No reason was given for the cancellation

Thousands tweet the hashtag to counter possible anti-Muslim backlash

Alleged rape of a woman passenger by Uber taxi driver once again wavers confidence in India transport system

The 18-year-old was found guilty and put to death in 1996 on murder and rape charges

Pledge to adopt format to cut Earth-warming greenhouse gases

Cheney says there is "no comparison" between the tactics and the deaths of American citizens on September 11, 2001

Ex-Afghan envoy in Pakistan shares his four-year experience of heart-wrenching detention at Guantanamo Bay

Security official says military operation in tribal areas targeting Haqqani network.

"I think I will brace myself for what's about to happen, it's a huge responsibility" says Rolene Strauss.

"US administration had not yet decided whether to back or veto any UN resolution on the issue," says US officials.

Despite the fiasco, the girlfriend accepted the marriage proposal

Armed police patrol streets in bulletproof vests and voters queue to cast their ballots in freezing weather

Seven Afghan soldiers and 12 miners among the dead, Afghan troops kill over 50 Taliban fighters

The more the opposition holds on to the matter, the more fuel BJP will get to have conversions regulated by the state

It is the responsibility of every American household to make their families consciously aware against racism

Hallucinogenic mushrooms discovered on the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London.

Pakistan says there must not be any miscalculation about it's resolve to thwart any aggression

Purchases cause an outcry in the mainly Muslim but officially secular country

System failure occurred during switchover of air controllers workstations which are placed on standby as demand varies

Indian news agency says Biswas was likely to be charged with cyber terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment

Seven officers injured; four men arrested on suspicion of participating in unrest

BJP minister mistakenly thought Industry Minister Kailash Vijayavarghiya awarded for his 'humanitarian work'

Atiqullah Raufi, head of secretariat for the court, was gunned down as he left his home to head to work

Court decision opens doors for refugees from Indian Kashmir settled in Pakistan to contest elections in AJK

Announcement comes as police investigate earlier incident where Muslims were tricked into converting

President Ashraf Ghani says US violated all laws and ethics

France's upper house had also voted on Thursday to urge its government to recognise Palestine

Over 78 people have been killed in eight major attacks, mostly on foreigners in Kabul.

Atef roam streets dressed as Spider Man in an attempt to capture the struggles in the daily lives of city’s residents

Model-actor Shenaz Tresurywala writes open letter to Modi, Big B, the three Khans and Anil Ambani

The uniform is on display in an exhibition dedicated to the 17-year-old education campaigner

Brennan makes an appeal to move on from the controversy over past CIA actions

Finance ministry decides to avail loans from the lender only for mega-development schemes

Pakistan wants US support for its offensive against militants once CSF dries up in 2015

Brennan admits use of coercive methods has a strong prospect for resulting in false information