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Tributes to soul legend Bobby Womack, dead at 70 Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said, triggering a surge of tributes.

28 June 2014

'Great Conciliator' Howard Baker dies in US Howard Baker, a former United States Senate majority leader and presidential contender known for his ability to achieve compromise across the political aisle, died on Thursday. He was 88.

27 June 2014

US actor Eli Wallach dead at 98: report The prolific American actor Eli Wallach, known by many for his role in the western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" as part of a career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 98, US media reports said.

25 June 2014

China student jumps to death after losing World Cup bets A college student in China leaped to his death after losing more than $3,000 gambling on the World Cup, state media reported.

25 June 2014

Jail sought for Indonesian skipper in Japanese diver deaths Indonesian prosecutors Tuesday sought a jail term of three years and six months for a boat skipper who lost track of seven Japanese women during a diving trip that left two of them dead.

25 June 2014

Cause of death still a mystery in China-made pet food scare US authorities have yet to determine what exactly caused the deaths of more than 1,000 dogs that consumed jerky pet treats made in China, a Congressional panel heard.

18 June 2014

Argentina's ex-president Menem to testify on death of son Argentina's former president Carlos Menem has been ordered to testify at a new inquiry into the 1995 death of his son in a helicopter crash, judicial sources said.

14 June 2014

John D. Rockefeller great-grandson dies in plane crash Richard Rockefeller, great-grandson of US oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, died Friday in a plane crash in New York. He was 65.

14 June 2014

Actress, civil rights activist Ruby Dee dead at 91 Oscar-nominated actress Ruby Dee, who was also known for her activism during the US civil rights movement, has died at the age of 91.

14 June 2014

World's oldest man dies in New York The world's oldest man, a 111-year-old US immigrant from Poland, has died at a New York home for the elderly, the Guinness Book of World Records said.

10 June 2014

Thousands mourn death of influential Nigerian monarch Hundreds of thousands of people flocked the streets of Nigeria's second city on Friday to pay their final respects to one of the country's most influential traditional rulers as he was laid to rest.

07 June 2014

Last original Navajo Code Talker dies Chester Nez, the last of 29 Navajo Indians who helped create a code used during World War II and never broken by the Axis Powers, died Wednesday. He was 93.

05 June 2014

Sri Lankan asylum-seeker sets himself on fire in Australia A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum-seeker has died after setting himself on fire while awaiting a visa decision in Australia, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said.

02 June 2014

Light aircraft crashes in Almaty Oblast A Light aircraft Bekas-X-32 has crashed in Almaty Oblast on May 28, 2014.

30 May 2014

After 8,000 cholera deaths, Haiti faces new epidemic Hard-hit by a cholera epidemic that started in 2010, Haiti now faces a new threat in the expanding chikungunya virus, authorities said

29 May 2014

Mexican man, once world's heaviest, dies at 48 A Mexican man who was once the world's heaviest human when he weighed, weighing 597 kilos (1,316 pounds) at one point, has died at the age of 48, medical officials said.

27 May 2014

Watergate conspirator Jeb Magruder dies Jeb Magruder, the Nixon White House aide imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal who later claimed he overheard the president order the break-in, has died. He was 79.

17 May 2014

Death toll rises in Ukraine, fresh warnings of civil war The death toll from a military offensive in a flashpoint town in east Ukraine rose to at least 34, officials said Tuesday, amid fresh warnings of civil war and the shutdown of a major airport in the region.

07 May 2014

Diver dies at S. Korea ferry disaster site A diver died Tuesday while working at a ferry disaster site in South Korea as further details emerged about how deception and negligence contributed to the April 16 tragedy.

06 May 2014

Russia's Samoilova, Cannes film star, dead at 80 Tatyana Samoilova, the Soviet-era movie star best known for her roles in "The Cranes are Flying" and "Anna Karenina", died on Monday aged 80.

05 May 2014

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