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Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98 Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam died Tuesday aged 98.

21 October 2014 15:34

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 15:28

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 14:37

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 10:39

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 16:41

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 19:21

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 14:18

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 14:01

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 11:42

Birth rate goes 25% up in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has had an increase in birth rate and decease in mortality rate.

06 October 2014 17:35

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 14:22

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 11:39

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 15:49

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 14:47

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 13:20

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 14:57

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 14:43

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 13:43

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 12:30

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 15:50

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