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Renowned Russian writer and satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky whose career spanned six decades has died aged 86, his representative Oleg Stashkevich said. "I can only confirm that he died," TASS cited him as saying. …
Ang Rita Sherpa, the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times, has died after a long illness, his family has said, in what fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing community, The Guardian reports. All …
Italian composer Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, has died in Rome, Italian news agency ANSA said on Monday. Morricone, who was 91, died in hospital in Rome where he was being …
Sergei Krushchev, a son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, passed away yesterday in the United States at the age of 84, a granddaughter of the ex-Soviet leader Nina Khrushcheva said. Asked whether news about Sergei …
The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112. Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, became the oldest man in February following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, who was also 112. Weighton was born in …
Iran’s OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili has died of a brain haemorrhage two weeks after falling into a coma, Reuters reported citing the semi-official news agency ISNA. “Kazempour Ardebili ... passed away in a Tehran …
Top Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, a scion of Bollywood’s most famous Kapoor family, has died. He was 67 and had leukemia. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday and died on Thursday, according to a family statement. …
Peruvian diplomat, former UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar has passed away Wednesday at the age of 100, RPP radio station reported. His son, Francisco Pérez de Cuéllar, said his father …
The last marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov has passed away today. Russia's defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies that Yazov had died in Moscow on February 25 at the age of 95 following …
Computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man famed for inventing the Cut, Copy and Paste function on computers, has died in the United Statesat the age of 74. "The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & …
Georgian film director and actor Giorgi Shengelaia has passed away at the age of 82, according to Georgian media reports. Born on May 11, 1937, Shengelaia studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in …
Aidar Akayev, son of ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev, has died in Moscow of heart attack aged 44, his relatives said. In 2005, Aidar was a member of Kyrgyz parliament. But after the ouster of his father in …
Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving movie stars from Hollywood's golden age, has died aged 103, his son Michael Douglas announced. Michael Douglas said in a statement: "It is with tremendous sadness …
The last direct descendant of James Joyce, Stephen Joyce, has died at the age of 87 in France, The Guardian reported. Stephen was the son of Giorgio Joyce, the son of James and Nora Joyce. Born in Paris, Stephen Joyce …
NBA retired star Kobe Bryant died at age 41 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven on board, officials said. The cause of the crash was unknown. His Sikorsky S-76 craft went down in low …
Christopher Tolkien, the son of "The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien, has died, the Tolkien Society announced Thursday. He was 95 years old, CNN reports. Tolkien was his father's literary executor, …
Stan Kirsch, who played Monica's boyfriend who she later discovers is in high school on TV series 'Friends', died on January 11 at age 51. Kristyn Green, who co-founded the Los Angeles-based Stan Kirsch …
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman died Saturday, according to the country's Diwan of Royal Court. He was 79, Anodolu agency reports. A three-day national mourning period was declared. The National Security Council called for …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences over the death of Moscow’s former mayor Yury Luzhkov, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. …
Former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov passed away at 83 today. He served as Moscow's mayor for 18 years from 1992-2010. Yury Luzhkov was born on September 21, 1936 in Moscow. He graduated from the Gubkin …
