New permanent exhibition at Auschwitz museum uses personal objects to show daily life of prisoners

The Auschwitz museum has introduced a new permanent exhibition showcasing items from the concentration camp WARSAW, Poland -- ...

For a Cuban prisoner of war, peace in Ukraine would mean returning to Russia

Fighters from among 30 nationalities are taking stock of their next step as the U.S. pushes peace talks that would free all ...

Belarus releases 123 prisoners in agreement with US, including Nobel Prize winner and opposition leader

Belarus has announced released 123 people, including foreigners, who were being held in prison on "espionage, terrorism, and ...

Belarus Frees Prominent Political Prisoners as U.S. Lifts Some Trade Sanctions

The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and two opposition leaders, was part of a monthslong rapprochement ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus’ president are among the freed prisoners

Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition ...

World War II Medal of Honor recipient to return home for burial, 80 years after his death

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...
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The Japanese Submariner Who Became America's First WWII Prisoner After Pearl Harbor

Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle ...

Belarus frees 123 political prisoners, including Nobel Peace laureate Bialiatski, as U.S. lifts sanctions

Belarus has released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and fellow opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison ...

U.S. soldier who earned WWII Medal of Honor accounted for more than 80 years after being killed

A U.S. Army soldier who earned the prestigious Medal of Honor during World War II has been accounted for more than eight ...

Belarus releases 123 prisoners including Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief

John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, said that normalizing relations between Washington and Minsk was "our goal." ...

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski describes Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been released from a Belarusian prison after more than four years. He was ...