Syria agreed to release more than 2,000 prisoners in exchange for 48 Iranians held by Syrian rebels, in a deal that highlighted Iran's sustained influ...
Israel's dramatic prisoner swap deal with Hamas continued to move forward on Monday, as hundreds of Palestinians and one Israeli soldier prepared to r...
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr says there was no prisoner exchange deal to secure an early release for convicted Bali drug trafficker Shapelle C...
Indian Maoist rebels free an Italian tour guide, almost a month after capturing him in a remote part of Orissa in what is believed to be the first kid...
Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners late Sunday, the second and final phase of a swap with Gaza Hamas militants that brought home an Isr...
In different corners of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, people are protesting and praying for a looming swap that will make some 1,000 Palestinian pri...
Dozens of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City to call for the release of their relatives currently held in Israeli jails. Hamas and Israel are working ...
Gunfire exchanges outside this prison in Idlib--- where rebels say they have freed as many as 300 prisoners, in this latest video posted to a social m...
Eleven oil workers held hostage by rebels in Colombia since late February are tasting freedom once more after their release. They were seized by ELN g...