News about death
French protester killed by 'explosion', questions over police involvement
A protester who died during a clash at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion''.
28 October 2014
Athletics: Ex-world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies in car crash - Zuma
Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died Friday aged 34 in a car crash on his way to a Johannesburg athletics meeting.
25 October 2014
Australian doctors transplant 'dead' hearts in surgical breakthrough
Australian surgeons said they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in a world first they said could change the way organs are donated.
24 October 2014
Heads roll in Russia as more details emerge of Total crash
Top Russian airport officials quit as more employees were detained over the Moscow plane crash that killed the CEO of French oil giant Total.
24 October 2014
Guinea offers $10,000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola
The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss with $10,000.
23 October 2014
Washington Post 'Watergate' editor dead at 93
Legendary former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee died Tuesday. He was 93.
22 October 2014
Snowplough driver in Moscow crash says on runway by mistake
The driver of the snowplough that blocked the take-off of a private plane at a Moscow airport, said he drove onto the runway after losing his bearings.
22 October 2014
Death of Total CEO will not affect Kashagan project: Kazakh Vice-Minister of Energy
Tragic death of the CEO of French oil giant Total Christophe de Margerie will not affect the development of Kashagan field in Kazakhstan.
22 October 2014
Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98
Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam died Tuesday aged 98.
21 October 2014
American fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82
Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Rent died Monday. He was 82.
21 October 2014
Che photographer Burri dies aged 81
Swiss photographer Rene Burri, celebrated for his portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso, died Monday in Zurich aged 81.
21 October 2014
French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France
Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.
10 October 2014
Funeral held for nine Niger peacekeepers killed in Mali
Nine UN peacekeepers killed last week in Mali were buried in the Niger capital Niamey.
09 October 2014
More than 330 killed in Ukraine since truce: UN
More than 330 people have been killed in Ukraine since a fragile truce began a month ago, with five million people affected by continuing violence.
08 October 2014
Peacekeeper dies as UN camp in Mali comes under rocket fire: UN
A peacekeeper was killed as a UN camp in northern Mali came under rocket fire in an attack said to have been carried out by a jihadist leader.
08 October 2014
At least eight killed in 'Boko Haram attack' in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed in Cameroon on Monday in a rocket attack blamed on the Islamist group Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.
07 October 2014
Divided Haiti prepares national farewell to 'Baby Doc'
Haiti is preparing an appropriate send-off for former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.
07 October 2014
Birth rate goes 25% up in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has had an increase in birth rate and decease in mortality rate.
06 October 2014
Ex-Haiti dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dead at 63
Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died on Saturday of a heart attack. He was 63.
05 October 2014
Kazakhstan and Turkey show highest suicide rates among 15-19 y.o. youth
Kazakhstan and Turkey have the highest suicide level among 15 to 19 year olds in the world.
28 September 2014