Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in the American movie To Kill A Mockingbird, has died at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. … Read full obituary
Robert A. Moog, whose self-named synthesizers opened the door for the musical evolution of electronica, died yesterday at his home in Asheville, North Carolina, at the age of seventy-one. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in April and had undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatment. … Read full obituary
Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam has died, aged 55. She was admitted to hospital following a fall at home and never regained consciousness. She had previously suffered a brain tumour.
Ms Mowlam, Labour MP for Redcar between 1987-2001, oversaw the talks which led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. … Read full obituary
Killed when the car he was riding in drove off a highway in Mendocino County, California.
Former Prime Minister David Lange died at 10pm last night at Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland. His brother Peter and son Roy were at his side.
David Lange had been in hospital receiving dialysis after his kidneys had failed due to complications arising from diabetes. He lapsed into unconsciousness on Friday. … Read full obituary
MELBOURNE, Aug. 12 (UPI) — An Australian man suspected of putting his wife in a vegetative state hanged himself the day of her funeral.
The Melbourne Herald Sun reported Joe Korp’s parents and brother found his body hanging in a shed outside his Melbourne home. … Read full story
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in the capital, Colombo. The murder was blamed by a senior police officer on the separatist Tamil Tigers, who have been observing a ceasefire since 2002. … Read full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew McGrory, the deep-voiced 7-foot-plus actor who moved from appearances on Howard Stern’s radio show to a high-profile role as a gentle giant in Big Fish, has died. He was 32. … Read full obituary
ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. … Read full obituary
Former Cabinet minister Robin Cook, 59, has died after collapsing while hill walking in north-west Scotland. … Read full obituary
Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd died today after years of ill health and a turbulent reign that saw the oil-rich kingdom face up to Islamic extremism.
His half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, who has been de facto ruler for a decade, was anointed his successor. … Read full obituary
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