News about death
Opera singers among French Alps air crash victims: theatre
Two star opera singers, one of them accompanied by her baby, were among 150 people killed in the German airliner that crashed in the French Alps.
25 March 2015 11:00
Former Australian leader Malcolm Fraser dead at 84
Former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser died after a short illness at the age of 84.
20 March 2015 15:14
26 dead in Syria regime air raids near Damascus: monitor
At least 26 people including seven children were killed and more than 100 wounded in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus.
16 March 2015 09:57
Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule.
02 March 2015 14:08
Litvinenko widow says Russian opposition killing 'like deja vu'
The widow of Alexander Litvinenko said that the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov felt "like deja vu".
02 March 2015 12:07
Pop star Katy Perry visits Auschwitz death camp
US pop princess Katy Perry said she was full of emotion as she visited Auschwitz, the infamous World War II-era Nazi German death campю
27 February 2015 13:30
Kazakhstan insists on objective investigation of Rakhat Aliyev's death
Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan has made an official statement on Rakhat Aliyev's death in Austrian prison.
26 February 2015 00:43
Kazakhstan's Aliyev received death threats in Austrian jail: media
Reports in the media suggest Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev received death threats while awaiting trial in the Austrian prison of Josefstadt.
24 February 2015 20:22
Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev found dead in Austrian prison
Former son-in-law of Kazakshtan President Rakhat Aliyev has been found dead in his solitary confinemen in an Austrian prison.
24 February 2015 18:05
Reuters Pakistan bureau chief dies in Islamabad
The Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters news agency died on Monday after collapsing in the office in Islamabad.
24 February 2015 11:36
Clark Terry, trumpeter who spanned jazz era, dies at 94
Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, the playful soloist and teacher whose seven-decade career spanned a golden era of jazz, has died at 94, his wife announced.
23 February 2015 13:53
Nicki Minaj tour manager stabbed to death
The tour manager of rapper Nicki Minaj was stabbed to death and another member of her entourage was seriously injured in a bar fight, the artist and police said.
19 February 2015 14:16
Death toll in Pakistan Shiite mosque attack rises to 21
The death toll in a militant attack on a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 21 after an injured person died of his wounds.
14 February 2015 15:16
Legendary US newsman Bob Simon killed in car crash
Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car.
12 February 2015 18:43
Suicidal youth not taken seriously in Kazakhstan: UNICEF
A quarter of Kazakhstani teenagers who committed suicide had talked about it before the actual act with their friends or family.
09 February 2015 15:41
After deadly shells, sorrow and chaos at Donetsk hospital
Residents of the Tekstylnyk district in east Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk have only tears and unanswered questions after a barrage of shells killed four people.
05 February 2015 11:57
16 civilians killed in latest Ukraine fighting: officials
At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said.
03 February 2015 16:46
French piano virtuoso Aldo Ciccolini dies aged 89
Italian-born French piano virtuoso Aldo Ciccolini died overnight at his home in the Paris area after a long illness.
02 February 2015 15:13
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine: officials
Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine.
30 January 2015 15:52
Mexico 'certain' that missing students dead: minister
Authorities in Mexico can now say with "legal certainty" that the 43 students who went missing in September were murdered by hitmen working for a drug gang.
28 January 2015 14:27
