Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend dies aged 68: sonSue Townsend, the British author responsible for the multi-million selling Adrian Mole series documenting the hum-drum life of an awkward teenager, has died aged 68, her son told the BBC on Friday.
Saudi MERS death toll rises to 66Saudi health authorities have reported the deaths of another two men from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst hit country to 66.
US farmer dies again... this time for realA Mississippi farmer who made global headlines two weeks ago when he woke up in a body bag at a funeral home died on Thursday aged 78.
14 March 2014 12:57
Dead Indian guru in freezer for 'deep meditation'An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them.
13 March 2014 15:01
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year: governmentA total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
10 March 2014 13:03
Golovkin family tragedy: fight cancelledAfter cancelling the April 26th fight against Andy Lee, Gennady Golovkin is back to Kazakhstan to mourn his father’s death.
03 March 2014 12:57
'Dead' man wakes up in US funeral homeA 78-year-old American man who was declared dead and taken to a funeral home dramatically woke up as he was about to be embalmed, US media reported Friday.
02 March 2014 14:02
Philip Seymour Hoffman died from drug cocktailUS actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died after taking a cocktail of drugs that included heroin, cocaine and amphetamines, the New York medical examiner's office said Friday.
Overworked nurses linked to higher death ratesInvestigations in nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked.
