Posted in Americas, health, news, politics, tagged death, Henrique Capriles, Hugo Chavez, Nicola Maduro, Venezuela on March 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Thousands gathered in Caracas on Wednesday, as Hugo Chavez’s coffin made his way to the military academy (photo Reuters)
Following Venezuelan leader’s death on March 5 after a long battle with cancer, the country’s electoral commission has announced that the presidential election to name his successor will take place on April 14.
The campaigning period will go from April 2 to April 11, the electoral commission also said. (more…)
Posted in Europe, health, news, religion, tagged abortion, death, Galway, Ireland, Savita Halappanavar on November 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Several thousand people have gathered on Saturday in the Republic of Ireland to demand changes to the country’s abortion law, following the death of Savita Halappanavar.
The largest demonstrations took place in Dublin (photo, from dailymail.co.uk) where more than 4,000 people marched to the Irish parliament for a candle-lit vigil and held one minute silence. In Galway, where Mrs Halappanavar lived, more than 1,000 gathered for a vigil in Eyre Square, and some 60 members of the Indian community rallied outside the hospital and held two minutes of silent prayers. (more…)
Posted in Americas, entertainment, health, music, news, tagged death, Los Angeles, singer, USA, Whitney Houston on February 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Whitney Houston (photo, from aljazeera.com) has died on Saturday in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, where she had been staying as a guest.
She reigned as pop music’s queen until drug use and her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown overshadowed her career. (more…)
Posted in Americas, economy, health, technology, tagged Apple, cancer, death, Steve Jobs, USA on October 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Apple’s co-founder and former chief executive has died on Wednesday at the age of 56. (more…)
Posted in entertainment, music, news, tagged Amy Winehouse, death, UK on July 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
27-year-old singer Amy Winehouse (photo, from lemonde.fr) was found dead at her London home on Saturday. (more…)
Posted in Americas, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Barack Obama, death, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, USA on May 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
US forces in Pakistan killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at a compound near Islamabad, president Barack Obama announced on TV late on Sunday (photo, from nytimes.com). (more…)
Posted in Americas, environment, news, tagged Alabama, death, tornado, USA on May 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Soldiers and emergency teams are still searching for survivors and bodies after more than 200 tornadoes were reported in six southern US states on Tuesday and Wednesday. (more…)
Posted in Americas, entertainment, health, movies, news, tagged death, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, USA on March 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
One of the 20th Century’s biggest movie stars died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 79, her publicist said. (more…)
Posted in Africa, news, politics, tagged Alassane Ouattara, death, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, UN on March 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
While they were marching in support of Alassane Ouattara in Adidjan, in Ivory Coast, at least six women have been shot dead by Security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, witnesses said. (map, from bbcimg.co.uk) (more…)
Posted in Africa, history, news, politics, tagged death, Jimmy Lemi Milla, referendum, Sudan on February 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Jimmy Lemi Milla (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk), minister for cooperatives and rural development in the government of Southern Sudan, has been shot dead alongside his bodyguard inside his ministry building in Juba. (more…)
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