Ex-fighter pilot who endured torture in ‘Hanoi Hilton’ prison where McCain was held dies at 82
Pilot who endured torture at ‘Hanoi Hilton’ dies New databases on fate of dead, missing POWs from Russia, Germany
Germany launches databases on fate of POWs Judge allows Iraq to argue against paying damages to prisoners held during the Gulf WarWASHINGTON — A federal judge is giving Iraq the chance to argue that it shouldn’t have to pay damages to U.S. soldiers held as prisoners during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. Guantanamo prisoner who held up Obama photo at hearing now says US president has gone ‘astray’GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A Guantanamo prisoner who held up a photo of President Barack Obama as a sign of hope at a war crimes court hearing last year said Wednesday he has lost faith that the American leader will be much different than his predecessor. Now 90, captured aviator returning to German cellar to seek pilot’s wings buried in distressCONCORD, N.H. — Sixty-five years ago, 1st Lt. Bernerd Harding huddled in a cellar with a few other airmen captured by German farmers and buried his pilot’s wings, fearful he’d be beaten or shot as an American bomber pilot. Koreas work toward deal on family reunions, but remain divided over POWs, abducteesSEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea worked Thursday to finalize a schedule for reuniting families long separated by the Korean War and to close a rift over whether the deal should include prisoners of war Seoul says are still held in the North. Koreas work toward deal on family reunions, but divided over POWs, abducteesSEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea have no major differences on resuming reunions of families separated by the Korean War but are far apart on prisoners of war and civilian abductees, reports said Thursday. Kansas, possible spot for Guantanamo prisoners, has history of holding foreign detaineesLEAVENWORTH, Kan. — If suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay end up being held in Kansas, it wouldn’t be the first time foreign detainees were imprisoned in the Midwest. Analysis: Allegations of mass killings of Taliban prisoners seen as move against warlordsKABUL — Allegations that a U.S. ally was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners early in the Afghan war are part of a campaign by human rights groups and other critics to curb the power of warlords, whose influence in Afghanistan has contributed to the revival of the Taliban. Aging former POWs rally to tell their stories; museums gain histories, worry many may be lostDAYTON, Ohio — Museums are seeing an increase in donations and oral histories from the swell of former U.S. prisoners of war eager to leave their legacies. But museum officials still worry that too many POWs approaching their late 80s and 90s will go to their graves without publicly telling their stories. Former POWs disappearingAGING POWS: The number of former U.S. prisoners of war are top heavy with aging World War II veterans. As ex-POWs face battle against time, museums gain histories but worry that many may be lostDAYTON, Ohio — Museums are seeing an increase in donations and oral histories from the swell of former U.S. prisoners of war eager to leave their legacies. But museum officials still worry that too many POWs approaching their late 80s and 90s will go to their graves without publicly telling their stories. Serb extradited from Norway sentenced to 20 years for execution of Croatian POWs in 1991BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s war crimes court convicted a Croatian Serb on Tuesday for his role in the 1991 torture and killing of 200 Croatian prisoners at a pig farm during the Balkan conflicts. Japan ambassador apologizes for World War II-era march during which 11,000 prisoners diedSAN ANTONIO — Japan’s ambassador to the United States apologized Saturday on behalf of his country for the 65-mile forced walk of U.S. troops and allies during World War II that left some 11,000 prisoners of war dead. |
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