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Head of Kazakh Accounting Committee passes away

Head of Kazakh Accounting Committee passes away

Last night the head of Kazakhstan's Accounting Committee Kozy-Korpesh Dzhanburchin passed away, the press service of the Committee reported. "Today, Chairman of Accounting Committee Kozy-Korpesh Dzhanburchin …

Russian Ambassador to India dies in New Delhi

Russian Ambassador to India dies in New Delhi

Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin died from illness at the age of 67 in New Delhi, the Russian Embassy in India said. "The Russian Embassy in the Republic of India informs with deep sorrow that …

Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani passes away

Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani passes away

Former president of Iran Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, suffered a heart attack. He was admitted to the Shohadaa Hospital in Tehran …

Actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60

Actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60

Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60. Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, …

Heydar Jemal passes away

Heydar Jemal passes away

The co-chair of the all-Russia social movement 'Russian Islamic Heritage', the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, Heydar Jemal, has died tonight after a long and serious illness, a message posted …

Russian aircraft designer Ivan Mikoyan passes away

Russian aircraft designer Ivan Mikoyan passes away

Famous Russian aircraft designer, co-creator of the MiG-29 fighter jet Ivan Mikoyan has died aged 89, a statement published by the "Zvezda" TV channel said.  "All his life Ivan Mikoyan worked at the …

 Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili passes away in Iran

Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili passes away in Iran

A senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili, has passed away after suffering cardiac and digestive complications at the age of 91 at the Laleh Hospital in Tehran. His condition worsened after a …

Russia's actor Vladimir Zeldin passes away

Russia's actor Vladimir Zeldin passes away

The outstanding film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Zeldin has died at the age of 101 in Moscow at 09:00 am, a representative of the Sklifosovsky Emergency Medicine Institute said. Zeldin …

Polish film director Andrzej Wajda passes away

Polish film director Andrzej Wajda passes away

Oscar-winning Polish film director Andrzej Wajda has died aged 90, the Polish Filmmakers' Association has confirmed.  Wajda had been recently taken to hospital. He made more than 40 feature films in a …

Shimon Peres dies at 93

Shimon Peres dies at 93

Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister died early Wednesday. He was 93. His son confirmed his death Wednesday morning to reporters gathered at the hospital where Shimon Peres had been treated for …

 Irina Efremova dies

Irina Efremova dies

"Today in the apartment at  Zoological street a 53-year-old actress Irina Efremova was found dead,’’  RIA Novosti quotes the source, familiar with the situation. The cause of …

Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny dies in New York

Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny dies in New York

Russian-American sculptor Ernst Neizvestny died in New York on Tuesday at the age of 91. His friend Jeff Bliumis said the sculptor died at Stony Brook hospital where he been hospitalized with severe stomach pains. …

Fazil Iskander passes away

Fazil Iskander passes away

Famous Soviet and Russian writer Fazil Iskander passed away today at 11:30 in his country house in Peredelkino. "He led an active lifestyle till the last moment, there were no signs of trouble," his wife said. …

 Journalist Pavel Sheremet dies in Kiev

Journalist Pavel Sheremet dies in Kiev

Well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet has died in central Kiev, the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reports. "On Wednesday morning, well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car bomb explosion. The car …

Body of Adlan Varayev found in Chechnya

Body of Adlan Varayev found in Chechnya

The body of the first vice president of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Adlan Varayev, has been found in a Chechen village. Varayev went missing on May 3 after he fell down in a river. "Varayev’s …

Anton Yelchin dies aged 27 in strange car accident

Anton Yelchin dies aged 27 in strange car accident

Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has died at the age of 27. He was killed in an accident at his Los Angeles home early on Sunday morning, his publicist Jennifer Allen …

Dmitry Myron dies in Almaty

Dmitry Myron dies in Almaty

Russian stage and screen actor Dmitry Myron died this morning at the age of 41 in Almaty's hospital, a Russian …

Alexei Dayneko passes away

Alexei Dayneko passes away

Russian singer, TV host and actor Alexei Dayneko died last night at the age of 46, his wife Elena Logatskaya said. The cause of his death isn't known yet, but two weeks ago he broke his leg, TASS reports. …

Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher dies

Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher dies

The former German foreign minister, ex-chairman of the Free Democratic Party, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, died at the age of 89 of a cardiovascular disease, TASS reports with reference to the office of the former Minister of Foreign …

 Famous Azerbaijani writer Maksud Ibrahimbeyov dies

Famous Azerbaijani writer Maksud Ibrahimbeyov dies

The well-known Azerbaijani writer, playwright, screenwriter, People's Writer of Azerbaijan, a former MP Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, has died at the age of 80 years. Magsud Ibrahimbeyov was born on May 11, 1935 in Baku. He …