News about death
Pollution, smoking, roads, obesity kill 4.7m Chinese a year
Air pollution, smoking, obesity and accidents, kill at least 4.7 million Chinese a year and cost the country tens of billions of dollars.
29 August 2014 12:57
Five dead, five missing after heavy rain hits S. Korea
Five people have been killed and five others are missing after heavy rains pummelled the southern part of South Korea.
26 August 2014 12:59
Man drowns while rescuing his drowning daughter in western Kazakhstan
A man has drowned while rescuing his drowning daughter in the Ural River, Atyrau Oblast, western Kazakhstan on August 20.
25 August 2014 19:04
Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90: BBC
British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a long illness.
25 August 2014 11:25
Hamas executes 'collaborators', Israeli boy killed
Hamas executed 18 alleged collaborators in Gaza City as Israeli Prime Minister vowed harsh retribution for the killing of a four-year-old boy.
23 August 2014 12:29
Famed Galapagos tortoise 'Pepe the Missionary' dies
"Pepe the Missionary," a giant tortoise who rose to fame as one of the most photographed animals on Galapagos Islands, has died at age 60.
23 August 2014 11:45
Robin Williams's ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay - reports
The cremated remains of Hollywood actor Robin Williams, found dead on August 1 after an apparent suicide, were spread in San Francisco Bay.
22 August 2014 14:53
Japan death toll feared to double as landslide fears halt rescue
The death toll from landslides in western Japan could more than double, as fears of a fresh collapse halted the search for 51 people still missing.
22 August 2014 13:38
British human rights campaigner Bamber dies
British human rights campaigner Helen Bamber, an early member of Amnesty International, died at the age of 89 on Thursday.
22 August 2014 11:34
Former Ireland prime minister Reynolds dies aged 81: report
Former Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds has died aged 81.
21 August 2014 13:44
Parents of US journalist Foley praise their 'fearless' son
Friends, relatives and colleagues have paid tribute to American journalist James Foley, executed by Islamic State jihadists.
21 August 2014 12:43
'Suicide tourism' to Switzerland doubled: study
A total of 172 "suicide tourists" travelled to Switzerland in 2012, to die with medical assistance -- a practice prohibited in many countries.
21 August 2014 12:25
Guatemala army chief of staff dies in helicopter crash: govt
Guatemalan army chief of staff Rudy Ortiz and four other military officers died when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region.
21 August 2014 11:33
At least 27 dead as Japan landslide buries homes
A huge landslide that engulfed homes in western Japan killed at least 27 people and left another 10 missing.
20 August 2014 13:41
Dozens arrested in Ferguson after night of violence
The midwestern US town of Ferguson was recovering from another night of violence.
20 August 2014 12:35
Italian-American opera star Licia Albanese dead at 105
Licia Albanese, an Italian-American soprano who for more than a quarter century starred at the Metropolitan Opera in NY, has died at age 105.
19 August 2014 10:42
Over 2000 people need new organs in Kazakhstan
Over 2 thousand people require organ transplantation in Kazakhstan.
18 August 2014 20:28
Gaza death toll rises above 2,000: health ministry
The death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip rose above 2,000, the health ministry said as more people injured in over a month of fighting.
18 August 2014 15:05
Three climbers die after 800-metre fall from Mont Blanc
Three climbers have fallen 800 metres to their death in the Mont Blanc range, the latest in a series of tragedies on Europe's highest mountain.
18 August 2014 14:05
Nepal floods death toll climbs to 101
The death toll from from landslides and flooding in Nepal has risen to 101 after rescuers recovered four more bodies.
18 August 2014 12:49
