'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dead at 51 Award-winning US actor James Gandolfini, the burly star of classic TV mafia drama "The Sopranos," died Wednesday aged 51 in Italy, triggering a flood of tributes from the acting world and beyond.
Indonesian woman dies in protest fire in Saudi: source An Indonesian woman died Sunday in a fire lit by workers outside her country's consulate in western Saudi Arabia, where thousands converged seeking to resolve their immigration status.
11 June 2013
Four dead, many missing in central Europe floods Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.
Bangladesh toll passes 1,000 as stacks of bodies found The death toll from last month's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose past 1,000 Friday as piles of bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell where victims had sought shelter.
Two explosions in Boston kill 3, injure 144 Two explosions in Boston, Massachusetts, kill 3, injure at least 130. Federal authorities are classifying the bombings as a terrorist attack.
16 April 2013
World leaders pay tribute to 'iconic' Thatcher Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who joined in tributes to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader.
09 April 2013
Pulitzer-winning US film critic Ebert dies at 70 Film legend Martin Scorsese and President Barack Obama led tributes to US movie critic Roger Ebert, the first cinema pundit to win a Pulitzer Prize who died Thursday from cancer aged 70.
05 April 2013
Berezovsky death 'consistent with hanging': police A post-mortem carried out on the body of Russian oligarch and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky on Monday found the cause of death to be "consistent with hanging".
26 March 2013
Birth rate keeps going up in KazakhstanAccording to Alikhan Smailov, Statistics Agency chairman, population of Kazakhstan made 16,934 thousand people as of February 1, 2013.
23 March 2013
Princess Lilian of Sweden dies aged 97 Swedish Princess Lilian, who waited over three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil, passed away at her Stockholm home on Sunday at the age of 97.
Russia divided on Stalin 60 years after his death Russia has marked the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death, with the nation divided on whether he was a tyrant who slaughtered millions or a saviour who created a superpower after World War II.
06 March 2013
LatAm leaders mourn Chavez, US urges improved ties Latin America mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday as the United States expressed hope his passing would lead to improved relations with the oil-rich state.
06 March 2013
Venezuela's Chavez dies, armed forces deployed Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and putting the oil-rich nation on a path to early elections.
06 March 2013
Russian boy's Texas death ruled accidental The death of a young boy adopted from Russia at his Texas home was an accident and the bruises found on his body were self-inflicted, a coroner ruled Friday in a case that ignited a diplomatic row.