TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan’s wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89. Kono had placed great importance on promoting friendly ties with China, South Korea and other Asian countries that suffered Japanese atrocities … Read more
Cecilia Giménez Zueco of Borja in northeast Spain hit the headlines in 2012 when she gave to the world her “striking” restoration of a fresco of Jesus Christ. The work in question, Ecce Homo (“Behold the Man” in Latin) by the 19th-century painter Elias Garcia Martinez, had been housed for more than 100 years in … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness in Dhaka, her party says. Published On 30 Dec 202530 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, has died at a hospital in the country’s capital, Dhaka, after a prolonged illness, … Read more
Jane Goodall Institute says primatologist dies in California during US speaking tour. Published On 1 Oct 20251 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Jane Goodall, the British conservationist and primatologist renowned for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, has died aged 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced in a Facebook post … Read more
British boxing icon Ricky Hatton has died at 46, sparking tributes from across sport. Published On 14 Sep 202514 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Greater Manchester Police in the United Kingdom have confirmed. Hatton, who was known to fans … Read more
A Colombian senator who was shot in the head in June during a campaign event has died, his family has said. Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential candidate from the rightwing opposition, was shot in Bogotá on 7 June during a rally and had multiple surgeries before his death. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, wrote on … Read more
Those on campus were advised to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police responded to an active shooter situation near the CDC. Police in the United States have responded to an active shooting incident on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, that injured one officer and resulted in the suspect’s death. In an alert sent … Read more
Reuters A man has died after falling from a height at an Oasis concert on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said. Police said officers and medics at Wembley Stadium in London responded to reports that a man in his 40s had been injured at 22:19 BST. The man “was found with injuries consistent with a … Read more
A British woman has died on a white-water rafting excursion in the French Alps. The woman fell from her raft shortly after noon local time (11:00 BST) on Saturday on the Guisane river in Briancon, in south-eastern France, the regional prosecutor Marion Lozac’hmeur told French news agency AFP. She was later found on the riverbank … Read more
Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, who became known as the Sleeping Prince after an accident in London about 20 years ago left him in a coma, has died, the royal court announced on Saturday. He was 36. “His Royal Highness Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has passed away,” … Read more