Negotiations on payment were conducted separately from the release, spokesman John Kirby said.
The jihadists are hoping to tempt more women to join them in Syria and Iraq in a new broadcast
Over my long life I have seen this look of shock before - you never forget a face that has seen the horrors of war.
Social media is a powerful weapon, but hashtags can create a false sense of doing something meaningful.
Ismail Berdiyev declares FGM for all women would be 'a good thing'.
Tajamuka 'shocked' by reports of police beating unarmed protesters.
Tajamuka supporters tell IBTimes UK about plans to step up its mass actions in the coming weeks
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK interviews South Sudanese envoy as opposition claims Machar left country.
The woman was fined $300 after the pork was found.
President of Family Research Council said his family was forced to escape in a canoe.
Officials say people should remain vigilant as street shooter has already fatally shot seven.
Terror group's influence reduced in Syria but it still carries out barbaric punishments where it can.
The rights group fears backlash from right-wing groups following intense protests.
10,000 captives also rescued, Nigerian colonel says, as Boko Haram splits into two factions.
Duterte accused the UN of interfering in Philippines' internal affairs.
Union says it will continue to resist any attempts to deliver Night Tube 'on the cheap'.
EIU that surveyed 140 major cities around the world has put Port Moresby at the bottom of the list.
Authorities have not yet commented on whether the attack was a hate crime
NIA has found a huge inflow and outflow of funds related to at least 10 bank accounts in Kashmir valley.
In audio message son of terrorist leader called for Saudis to expel US influence.
Dutton claims the media was making a big deal of the allegations of abuse of children at the Nauru immigration detention centre.
Bangladesh minister Hasanul Haque Inu accuses Pakistan of targeting Baloch nationalists.
Machli was suffering from illness.
Trump added that he is worried about Clinton receiving the briefing 'because of her e-mail situation'.
Machar 'will now have unhindered access to world' after SPLA-IO replaces him with Taban Deng Gai.
Opponents fear devastating unforeseen consequences if engineered life forms are released.
The image of the boy covered from head to toe in dust and blood was shared widely on social media.
The comment came just days after Trump's campaign team hired Breitbart boss Steve Bannon.
Defections come amid fears a crackdown by the authorities has particularly targeted young Tutsi officers.
The attack comes two days after a car bomb exploded outside a police station near south eastern city of Diyarbakir.