NEW YORK, March 19 (UPI) -- British actor David Prowse says he has been undergoing radiotherapy for two months to treat prostrate cancer, the New York Daily News reported.

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is now available as a tie-wearing action figure battling Darth Vader with a light saber, a Japanese doll maker says.

SYDNEY, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Australians pride themselves on being independent, fair-minded, rugged and tough. There is a new generation of political leaders led by Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull. But former Attorney General Philip Ruddock represents the best of the last generation. He celebrates 35 years in Parliament.

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HOLYHEAD, Wales, May 15 (UPI) -- A Welsh judge has spared a man who dressed as "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader and attacked two fans of the iconic film series a stay in jail.

HOLYHEAD, Wales, April 23 (UPI) -- A Welsh judge has issued an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly assaulted two "Star Wars" fans while dressed as the intergalactic villain Darth Vader.

BURBANK, Calif., April 8 (UPI) -- A special "Star Wars"-themed edition of the hit U.S. television game show "Deal or No Deal" is set to air later this month, NBC announced.

HOLYHEAD, Wales, March 28 (UPI) -- A Holyhead, Wales, "Star Wars" fan said he was filming a TV interview in his backyard when a man dressed as Darth Vader jumped his fence and assaulted him.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Why did President Bush raise the specter of World War III on Oct. 3 when he had known for at least six months what the gist of the National Intelligence Estimate would say? The key questions for talking heads on television programs are what did the president know and when did he know it?