United Kingdom Police arrest two more after 39 Chinese nationals found in lorry 39 people were pronounced dead at the scene. Early indications suggest 38 are adults and one aged in their teens. 23/10/2019
no comment Mexicans sing to pay respects to beloved crooner Jose Jose People gathered in Mexico City to pay tribute to their beloved native crooner Jose Jose in the best way they knew how — by singing along to his ballads. 05/10/2019
Finland One dead after sword-wielding student attacks classmates in Finland A sword-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured nine others after bursting into a classroom at a vocational high school in Finland. 01/10/2019
The Cube Tributes paid on social media to Jacques Chirac | #TheCube Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the former President and Prime Minister of France "resembled us and brought us together". 26/09/2019
USA Barron Hilton, hotelier and founding owner of Los Angeles Chargers, dies at age 91 Barron Hilton was an entrepreneur before succeeding his father, Conrad, as head of Hilton Hotels Corporation. 21/09/2019
Tunisia Tunisia's former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died: lawyer The former leader fled to Saudi Arabia in 2011. 19/09/2019
no comment Thousands evacuated as deadly flooding hits Cambodia Eleven people, including two children, have died and 10,000 families have been evacuated across 14 provinces in the past 10 days due to severe flooding. On Sunday (September 18) the water resource ministry had forecast water levels to continue to rise in several provinces, including Prey Veng. 18/09/2019
Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95 Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95 06/09/2019
no comment Dozens dead after Sudan hit by weeks of heavy rain Thousands of families in Sudan have been affected by flooding caused by two months of heavy rain, with many forced into temporary accommodation. 27/08/2019
United Kingdom UK policeman murder investigation: Police search caravan site Andrew Harper died after attending the scene in Berkshire, west of London, at around 11.30 pm local time (00.30 CEST) on Thursday, say Thames Valley Police. 16/08/2019
United Kingdom Footballer Sala 'exposed to carbon monoxide' before fatal plane crash Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide before the plane on which he was a passenger crashed into the sea, investigators said. 14/08/2019
Greece Greek police find body of UK scientist missing on island of Ikaria Greek police searching for missing UK scientist Natalie Christopher say they have found her body 07/08/2019
View Toni Morrison was a freedom fighter who slayed with words ǀ View When I finished reading all her books, I wanted to see a film about the exquisite artist who captured my imagination. So I helped make one. 06/08/2019
Iceland Twenty pilot whales die after getting stranded on Iceland beach Volunteers from a local search and rescue squad worked through the night, trying to keep the animals in wet conditions. Another 20 whales were dead on the beach. 05/08/2019
Italy Italian police arrest six over deadly nightclub stampede Six people including five teenagers and a 39-year-old woman who had accompanied her daughter to the Lanterna Azzurra nightclub in Corinaldo, were killed in the stampede on December 8, 2018. 03/08/2019
USA Saoirse Kennedy Hill, RFK granddaughter, is dead, family says Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, one of Robert and Ethel Kennedy's 35 grandchildren, wrote about her depression-induced suicide attempt in 2016. 02/08/2019
USA César Pelli dies aged 92 César Pelli, known as the architect who designed some of the world's best-known buildings, has died aged 92. 20/07/2019
United Kingdom Hillsborough police chief to face retrial, judge rules Former British police chief David Duckenfield, who was in charge of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, will face a retrial over the death of 95 Liverpool fans, a judge ruled on Tuesday. 25/06/2019
USA Hillary Clinton's youngest brother, Tony Rodham, dies Tony Rodham, the youngest brother of Hillary Clinton, died Friday night, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said in a tweet. 10/06/2019
France Storm Miguel: Three rescuers die after boat capsizes off French coast Three rescuers died off France’s western coastline on Friday after their boat capsized during Storm Miguel. 08/06/2019
USA Kate Spade's family members honor her on anniversary of her death The fashion designer's famous relatives paid tribute to her in heartfelt social media posts. 06/06/2019
Sport Ex-Arsenal footballer Jose Antonio Reyes 'dies in car accident' We couldn't be confirming worse news," the club wrote on Twitter. "Beloved Sevilla star José Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace." 01/06/2019
USA Handwritten wills, if real, shed light on Aretha Franklin One of the wills, none of which have been authenticated, names a surprise father for one of the late singer's sons. 22/05/2019
France Hostages freed in mission that leaves two French soldiers dead Two French soldiers killed in an operation that saw freeing of four hostages captured in Benin and taken to Burkina Faso 10/05/2019
Luxembourg Watch again: Funeral of Luxembourg’s ex-monarch Grand Duke Jean Royalty from across Europe paid their final respects to Luxembourg's former monarch at his funeral on Saturday. 04/05/2019
USA Woman, 35, who died of cancer urges people to 'live a little' in viral obituary When Bailey Jean Matheson found out she had two years to live, she decided to make the most out the time she had left. She wanted others to do the same. 17/04/2019
