Leila Shahid, Palestinian diplomat, dies in France aged 76 | Obituaries News
Tributes pour in for former Palestinian envoy to France and EU, remembered as ‘voice for justice, freedom and peace’. Listen…
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Tributes pour in after US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84 | Obituaries News
He was a Baptist minister who rose from the segregated South to become a close associate of Martin Luther King…
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman PM: A life of power and resistance | Obituaries
In early December, 48-year-old Tipu Sultan, a grassroots activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), stood outside Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital…
Famed for sculptural structures, architect Frank Gehry dies at age 96 | Obituaries News
Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom…
Tom Stoppard, celebrated British playwright, dies aged 88 | Obituaries News
British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s Shakespeare In…
Viola Ford Fletcher, survivor of 1921 Tulsa Massacre, dies age 111 | Obituaries News
Fletcher fought for greater recognition of one of the deadliest incidents of race violence in US history. Published On 25…
Funeral held for former US vice president, Iraq War architect Dick Cheney | Obituaries News
A bipartisan group of former United States presidents and officials has convened in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, to…
James Watson, who co-discovered DNA double helix, dies at 97 | Obituaries News
Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of debunked racist ideas. Published…
Dick Cheney, the controversial power behind the Bush throne, dead at 84 | Obituaries News
Unlike most politicians, Dick Cheney didn’t care if he was liked. “If you want to be loved, then go be…
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dead at 93: Royal Palace | Obituaries News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Former Queen Sirikit, mother of Thailand’s current King Maha Vajiralongkorn, passed away on Friday night, the palace said. Published…