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He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and was one of thousands of prisoners whose hardships were the basis for the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”

He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and was one of thousands of prisoners whose hardships were the basis for the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”

A trophy-winning manager’s announcement that he will step down at the end of the season is a chance to take the measure of success.

A prolific documentarian and writer who took sides, he was best known for a film about the Khmer Rouge’s genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s.

A prolific filmmaker and writer who took sides, he was best known for a documentary about the Khmer Rouge’s genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s.

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi has been one of Japan’s best-known entertainers for seven decades. At 90, she’s still going strong.

A White House meeting between the president and congressional leaders did little to break the stalemate over aid to Ukraine, as the Republican speaker insisted on a tougher immigration crackdown.

New Zealand’s pathbreaking former prime minister became a global celebrity noted for, among other things, a very long engagement.

The survivor, who was in her 90s, was dug out from under a collapsed house, injured but responsive.

The young doctors’ walkout could result in numerous canceled medical visits and surgical procedures, undoing recent progress in cutting wait times.