World reacts to the death of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf | Obituaries News
Many Gulf countries set aside a period of mourning for the emir’s death, while others express their condolences. The death of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf…
Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies | Obituaries News
Hasan Bitmez dies at a hospital in Ankara two days after heart attack during anti-Israel speech. A Turkish opposition legislator who suffered a heart attack…
What the Henry Kissinger Obituaries Got Wrong
So let’s set the record straight. The opening to China was not Kissinger’s initiative. The driving force behind the decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with…
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93 | Courts News
The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court. Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day…
Shane MacGowan, poetic, hard-charging frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65 | Music News
MacGowan won fame for incorporating traditional Irish ballads into Britain’s punk scene in the 1980s and 90s. Shane MacGowan, who galvanised Britain’s punk scene with…
Henry Kissinger dead at 100: World reacts to passing of divisive diplomat | Obituaries News
Henry Kissinger, the Nobel Prize-winning academic and American diplomat, died at the age of 100 on Wednesday. The “enigmatic realist“, who fled Nazi Germany for…
Henry Kissinger: Nobel-prize winning ‘warmonger’ has died at age 100 | Obituaries News
New York, United States – Few Nobel Peace Prize winners are called warmongers, but the gravelly voiced, enigmatic diplomat Henry Kissinger was. The contradictions of…
Terry Venables, ex England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80 | Football News
Venables, who guided England to the Euro 96 semifinals and Barcelona to the 1986 European Cup final, died after a long illness. Terry Venables, the…
Rosalynn Carter, former US first lady, dies at 96 | Obituaries News
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were the longest-married presidential couple, having wed in 1946 when he was 21 and she was 18. Rosalynn Carter, the former…
Li Keqiang, former Chinese premier, has died at age 68 | Politics News
BREAKINGBREAKING, State media says Li Keqiang, who stepped down just nine months ago, died of a heart attack. Li Keqiang, the former premier of China,…
Bobi, world’s oldest dog, dies in Portugal at age of 31 (217 in dog years) | Obituaries News
Owner attributed long life to fresh country air and abundance of affection from those who loved him. The oldest dog in the world, a Portuguese…
Bobby Charlton, Manchester United and England legend, dies aged 86 | Football News
Bobby Charlton, an English football icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of…
US Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90 | Politics News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Tributes pour in from US lawmakers after news of the death of Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the US Senate. Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving…
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, ‘painter of our virtues’, dies aged 91 | Arts and Culture News
Colombia’s most famous artist, Fernando Botero, who was known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals, has died, President Gustavo Petro announced. He was…
Singer Steve Harwell of the pop-rock band Smash Mouth dies at 56 | Obituaries News
Harwell, who sang hits like All Star and Then the Morning Comes, suffered acute liver failure, band manager says. Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of…
Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket captain, dies aged 49 | Cricket News
Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe captain and the nation’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has died at the age of 49 after battling liver and colon cancer. “In…
Performer Jimmy Buffett dies at 76: ‘He lived his life like a song’ | Obituaries News
American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his Margaritaville escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away…
Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son died in crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94 | Obituaries News
Billionaire businessman Mohamed al-Fayed remained convinced his son, Dodi, and Diana were killed in a conspiracy involving the UK establishment. Mohamed al-Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born…
Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies aged 70 | Obituaries News
Paul Reubens, the US actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens, 70, died…
Sinead O’Connor, superstar singer and lifelong nonconformist | Music News
Sinead O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and activism as…