Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95 | Obituaries News
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years,…
Iconic US filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, dead at 78 | Obituaries News
Lynch won acclaim for his strange and dreamlike sequences and was honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2019.David Lynch, celebrated for films such as…
Historians say Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes grim failures | Human Rights News
In South Korea, as well, historians say that Carter adopted the messaging of a military government facing human rights criticism. In May 1980, a student-led…
France’s far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96 | Obituaries
NewsFeedJean-Marie Le Pen was instrumental in shaping French far-right politics, even though he never achieved his dream of winning the French presidency.Published On 7 Jan…
Who was Jimmy Carter’s wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter?
THE wife of late President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter was the 39th First Lady of the United States.Rosalynn was considered one of her husband's closest…
Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100 | Obituaries News
Among the maize, yam and peanut farms of Savelugu-Nanton, a remote district of northern Ghana, the legacy of Jimmy Carter is less complicated than it…
Desi Bouterse, Suriname’s fugitive former president, dies at 79 | Obituaries News
Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who fled authorities…
Canada remembers Murray Sinclair, trailblazing Indigenous judge and senator | Indigenous Rights News
Relatives, friends and leaders say Sinclair, who died this week aged 73, and his legacy will ‘never be forgotten’.Canada is holding a national memorial for…
US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen dies | Politics
NewsFeedTurkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States.Published On 21 Oct 202421 Oct…
India’s Ratan Tata, the man who knew how to ‘think big and bold’ | Obituaries News
A greying, slightly bent man asked for a table for two at the Sea Lounge, the iconic coffee shop at the Taj Hotels’ flagship hotel in…
Ratan Tata, ‘titan’ of Indian business, dies at 86 | Business and Economy News
Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N…
Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader, killed in Beirut in Israeli strike | Hezbollah News
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was killed in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut on Friday evening, the Lebanon-based group has confirmed.…
Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies aged 76 | Obituaries News
Khoury had dedicated much of his writing to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world.Novelist Elias Khoury, one of Lebanon’s most renowned…
New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia dies aged 69 | Obituaries News
Tributes pour in after the king’s death in hospital where he was recovering from heart surgery.New Zealand’s Maori Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has…
Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76 | Football News
Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England’s team from 2001 to 2006, has died at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic…
Actor and ‘French monument’ Alain Delon dies aged 88 | Entertainment News
The French actor known for his roles in Le Samourai and Purple Noon also courted controversy with his far-right support.French actor Alain Delon, viewed as…
Donald Sutherland, whose career spanned MASH to Hunger Games, dies aged 88 | Obituaries News
Donald Sutherland, the acclaimed Canadian actor who charmed and enthralled generations of audiences in films such as MASH, Klute, and The Hunger Games, has died…
Bill Walton, NBA champion and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 71 | Basketball News
Tributes pour in for Walton, a two-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer remembered as ‘truly one of a kind’. Bill Walton, a two-time…
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63 | Obituaries News
Iranian president was travelling by helicopter in the country’s East Azerbaijan province when it came down in a forested area. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has…
Canadian Nobel-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92 | Obituaries News
Munro was renowned for her short stories, which focussed on the frailties of the human condition. Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author known for…