News about death

Kazakhstani village youth more prone to suicide than city teens The Prosecutor General’s Office reported higher level of suicides among village teens in comparison to their city peers.

26 September 2014

Japanese dancer Carlotta Ikeda dies in France Japanese dancer and choreographer Carlotta Ikeda has died at her home in France at the age of 73.

26 September 2014

UN Security Council blasts 'heinous' murder of British aid worker The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly murder" of British aid worker David Haines by an Islamic State militant.

15 September 2014

Family of slain US reporter launches foundation The family of James Foley, the US reporter murdered by Islamist militants in Syria, launched a foundation in his name to support kidnap victims.

13 September 2014

Former Northern Irish leader Ian Paisley dies aged 88 Former Northern Irish first minister Ian Paisley, the firebrand Protestant leader who struck a power-sharing deal with former foes Sinn Fein, died at the age of 88.

13 September 2014

Nicole Kidman 'in shock' after father's sudden death Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in shock after the sudden death of her father in Singapore.

13 September 2014

Zeus, tallest dog in the world, has died Zeus, the Great Dane who in 2012 earned the Guinness World Record as tallest dog in the world, has died at age five.

13 September 2014

In east Ukraine, suspicions of truce run deep A week after the ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels came into effect, soldier's body has only now been freed from the power lines.

12 September 2014

Young woman dies in car crash in Aktobe river A young woman died in the car that fell into the river in city center of Aktobe.

12 September 2014

Santander names Ana Botin as chair after her father's death Ana Patricia Botin was named the new chairman of Spanish bank Santander, replacing her father who died suddenly of a heart attack.

11 September 2014

Joan Rivers gets star-studded New York funeral Fashion, film and comedy stars joined grieving relatives to say goodbye to comedy legend Joan Rivers at a New York funeral.

08 September 2014

Turkey police fire gas at protests over worker lift deaths Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were killed when a lift crashed.

08 September 2014

Thousands trapped in deadly Indian Kashmir floods Soldiers were battling Sunday to rescue thousands of people trapped by Indian Kashmir's worst flooding for half a century.

08 September 2014

Hundreds attend memorial service for slain US journalist Murdered American journalist Steven Sotloff urged his friends and family to live life "to the fullest," in a letter penned during his captivity in Iraq

06 September 2014

Migrants try to skirt Mexico crackdown The Salvadoran migrant was trying to skirt new police patrols in southern Mexico when a band of criminals shot him in the neck.

06 September 2014

Top Latin rocker Gustavo Cerati dead at 55 Gustavo Cerati, who became a megastar in Latin America with his brand of showy, arena-friendly rock 'n' roll, died at 55 after four years in a coma.

05 September 2014

Joan Rivers, queen of US 'comediennes,' dies aged 81 Joan Rivers, the acerbic stand-up comic and television host, died in hospital in New York on Thursday.

05 September 2014

Baghdad car bombs kills at least 17 Two car bombs exploded in Shiite-majority areas of the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 17 people.

05 September 2014

Russian photojournalist missing in Ukraine is dead: agency Russian photographer Andrei Stenin, missing since early August, has been found dead in Ukraine, the RIA-Novosti press agency he worked for announced.

03 September 2014

Islamic State beheads second US reporter The so-called "Islamic State" released a video showing a masked militant with a London accent apparently beheading an American journalist.

03 September 2014

News