Korea South Korea: ‘highest suicide rate’ despite 11 percent drop The suicide rate in South Korea decreased by 11 percent last year, a drop believed to be linked to a ban on fatal pesticides two years ago. South 30/09/2013
Ireland Nobel Literature winner, Irish poet Seamus Heaney dies “Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I’ll dig with it.” Seamus Heaney, from “Digging”, Death of a Naturalist. Seamus Heaney 30/08/2013
USA American novelist Elmore Leonard dies at 87 American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard dies at the age of 87. According to his official web page Elmore passed away on Tuesday morning 20/08/2013
USA Hollywood star Lee Thompson Young found dead Former Disney star Lee Thompson Young, best known for his lead role in the 1990s series “The Famous Jett Jackson,” committed suicide in Los Angeles 20/08/2013
USA Glee star Lea Michele makes emotional tribute to Cory Monteith Lea Michele, leading actress in musical comedy-drama Glee, has given a tearful dedication to her late co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith 12/08/2013
USA Actress Karen Black dies at age 74 U.S. actress Karen Black, who played leading roles in 1970s films “Five Easy Pieces” and “Nashville,” died in Los Angeles on Thursday, her 09/08/2013
USA Eileen Brennan actress of “Private Benjamin” dies American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film “Private Benjamin,” has died from bladder cancer. She was 31/07/2013
USA Actor Dennis Farina dies at 69 Dennis Farina, a former Chicago policeman turned tough-guy actor, died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, the actor’s publicist said. He was 69 22/07/2013
Canada 'Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead Canadian actor Cory Monteith, heart throb of Fox’s musical-comedy television series ‘Glee’, was found dead on Saturday at the Fairmont Pacific Rim 14/07/2013
Cyprus Group of officials guilty of role in tragedy that shocked Cyprus On Monday July, 11 2011 at around 4 am local time, a fire broke out in two containers at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, Cyprus. The boxes 09/07/2013
Myanmar Two Buddhists jailed for murder in Burmese religious riots Two Buddhists have been jailed in Myanmar for murders that took place during religious violence in March. They are the first Buddhists to be 08/07/2013
USA The inventor of computer mouse, dies at 88 Douglas Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas 04/07/2013
Europe Who gets what when I die When it comes to the subject of death and dying, many of us prefer not to talk about it. And that is also the case in terms of making preparations 29/10/2012
Europe Inheritance and tax: a hornet’s nest While the European Union now has a new law to simplify and cut the costs of cross-border inheritance procedures, the thorny issue of tax on 29/10/2012
Europe Should the European Commission make a decision on assisted suicide? Should those suffering from incurable diseases have the right to assisted suicide? At the moment this issue varies from country to country, and some 26/04/2012
World Manoel de Oliveira: the oldest working film director Born into a wealthy middle-class family 100 years ago, Manoel de Oliveira’s ambition was always to be an actor. But the arrival of the movies changed 09/12/2008
