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swat actor forrest dies
May 25, 2013

SWAT actor Forrest dies

LOS ANGELES: US actor Steve Forrest, who was best known for a leading role on the short-lived 1970s television drama “S.W.A.T.,” has died at the age of 87 in Thousand Oaks, California, near Los Angeles, his wife Christine said. Forrest appeared in 1954’s “Prisoner of ...

georges moustaki dies at
May 24, 2013

Georges Moustaki dies at 79

PARIS: French singer and composer Georges Moustaki, whose romantic ballads including the 1958 hit “Milord” won him global fame, died on Thursday at the age of 79, his entourage said. Born on May 3, 1934 to an immigrant European Jewish couple who had settled in Egypt, Moustaki - whose ...

french composer dutilleux dies
May 23, 2013

French composer Dutilleux dies

PARIS: France’s Henri Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died Wednesday in Paris aged 97. The internationally renowned Dutilleux, born in Angers in 1916, was a composer of predominantly instrumental works ranging from ...

bowie bassist bolder dies
May 23, 2013

Bowie bassist Bolder dies

LONDON: Trevor Bolder, the bass guitarist in David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars band, died Wednesday at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer. He joined the British rock star’s backing group in 1971, appearing on classic albums including “Hunky Dory” and “Aladdin ...

doors founder ray dies
May 22, 2013

Doors co-founder Ray dies

LOS ANGELES: Ray Manzarek, co-founder of legendary 1960s group The Doors and creator of their signature organ sound, died Monday after a long battle with cancer, his manager said. He was 74. Manzarek formed the group - whose worldwide hits included “Light My Fire” and “LA ...

dies falling rooftop
May 22, 2013

Man dies after falling off rooftop

A 28-year-old worker was battered to death after he fell off the rooftop of a multi-storey factory building in the Misri Shah area on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Muhammad Saleem, was going to the washroom on the rooftop of the building in the Faiz Bagh area when he slipped suddenly and ...

Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade

COLOMBO:Sri Lanka's navy Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said. The body was found near a beach inColombowhere his small boat capsized while taking part in the victory celebrations ...

victim malakand twin blasts dies
May 20, 2013

Another victim of Malakand twin blasts dies

  malakand Another victim of Malakand bomb blasts died at hospital on Sunday, thus the number of deceased reached 21. According to details, at least 20 people were killed and dozens others injured in two bomb blasts at two different mosques in Malakand Agency on Friday. Levies sources said the ...

Russian director Balabanov dies at 54

MOSCOW: Alexei Balabanov, a director who captured the essence of Russia's early post-Soviet years with cult films about crime and the war in Chechnya, has died at the age of 54 following a long illness."The films of Alexei Balabanov are a collective portrait of our country at its most dramatic time ...

hall famer venturi dies aged
May 19, 2013

Hall of Famer Venturi dies aged 82

NEW YORK- Former US Open champion and television broadcaster Ken Venturi, a 14-time winner on the PGA Tour, died on Friday at the age of 82 following various health complications. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame just 11 days ago, Venturi had been in hospital for the last two months for a ...

war veteran brigadier dies
May 19, 2013

War veteran brigadier dies

ISLAMABAD - Senior army officer and war veteran Brigadier (Retd) Atta Muhammad has died, a press release issue here on Saturday stated. As a young army officer, Atta participated in 1965 and 1971 wars with impressive bravery, courage and loyalty to his country, the press release added. The officer ...

argentina dictator videla dies
May 18, 2013

Former Argentina dictator Videla dies

BUENOS AIRES : Former dictator Jorge Videla, who ruled Argentina during its "Dirty War," died in prison Friday while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. He was 87. Videla, who ruled at the head of a military junta between 1976 and 1981, died of natural causes, C5N television ...

russian climber dies everest
May 16, 2013

Russian climber dies on Everest

KATHMANDUA 50-year-old Russian climber died Wednesday attempting to scale Mount Everest in this season’s fourth death on the world’s highest peak, a government official said.Alex Bolotov was found dead on Wednesday morning at Khumbu Icefall at 5,600 metres (18,372 feet), the official ...

us dies dribbling ball brazil
May 16, 2013

US man dies dribbling ball to Brazil

OREGONBBCAn American trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 Brazil World Cup has died less than two weeks into his trip.Richard Swanson, 42, was hit by a truck in Lincoln City, Oregon. His football was found nearby. Swanson had set off from Seattle on 1 May aiming ...

candidate dies cardiac arrest
May 11, 2013

PP-254 candidate dies of cardiac arrest

MUZAFFARGARH - A candidate of Tehrik Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan died of cardiac arrest at Rangpur late on Thursday night during election campaign. The District Returning Officer (DRO) Muzaffargarh has sent the report regarding death of PP-254 candidate Mehr Mushtaq Ahmad Khera to the ECP for the ...

bryan forbes dies aged
May 10, 2013

Bryan Forbes dies aged 86

LONDON: British film director Bryan Forbes, who made the 1970s sci-fi horror classic “The Stepford Wives”, has died aged 86, a family friend said late on Wednesday. Forbes passed away at his home in Surrey, southern England, “following a long illness” and was surrounded by ...

us soap star cooper dies at
May 10, 2013

US soap star Cooper dies at 84

LOS ANGELES: Jeanne Cooper, a TV legend who played a lead role on the US soap opera “The Young and the Restless” for four decades, died at the age of 84. Cooper’s acting career dated back to the early 1950s, but she was best known for her portrayal of wealthy matriarch Katherine ...

effects pioneer ray dies
May 09, 2013

Effects pioneer Ray dies

LONDON: US-born “king of stop-motion animation” and special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen died aged 92 in London, his family announced. Hollywood tributes flooded in for Oscar-winner Harryhausen, who is best known for his work on “Jason and the Argonauts” and “Clash ...

austrian rauhofer dies
May 09, 2013

Austrian DJ Rauhofer dies

VIENNA: Grammy Award-winning Austrian DJ Peter Rauhofer died in New York of a brain tumour at the age of 48, his manager said on his Facebook page. Rauhofer was internationally known as “Club 69” and had lived in New York since the early 1990s. In 2000, he won one of the prestigious ...

Pakistani prisoner attacked in India jail dies: hospital

A Pakistani prisoner who was attacked in an Indian jail died on Thursday, hospital officials said."His condition was extremely critical. He died early morning," a senior doctor at a government hospital in Chandigarh told AFP on condition of anonymity.Sanaullah Ranjay suffered massive head injuries ...

poll deferred candidate dies
May 08, 2013

Poll deferred in NA-83 as candidate dies

faisalabad (News desk) - An independent candidate for NA-83 Faisalabad, Amjad Rabbani has passed away due to a cardiac arrest here on Tuesday. Following the death of Amjad Rabbani, the Election Commission of Pakistan has announced postponement of the polling for NA-83 and declared that new schedule ...

girl dies house fire
May 08, 2013

Six-year-old girl dies in house fire

LAHORE - A six-year-old girl was burnt alive when a fire broke out in her house in the Ghaziabad area on Tuesday. Resident of Tajpura Scheme, Kalsoom Javed, was sleeping when the fire broke out in the bedroom during the loadshedding, shortly after a burning candle fell on the bed. The daughter of ...

Seven-time Italian PM Giulio Andreotti dies at 94

  ROME: Giulio Andreotti, a Machiavellian seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated the political scene for decades, died on Monday at the age of 94. Andreotti, a top figure in the once-dominant Christian Democratic party, died at his home inRome. He had suffered ill health in recent ...

prisoner dies mysteriously
May 06, 2013

Prisoner dies mysteriously

LAHORE - A prisoner on life imprisonment died mysteriously in Kot Lakhpat Jail on Sunday. The jail officials said Haq Nawaz, 45, was found dead on Sunday. The body was shifted to morgue for autopsy.ROBBER KILLED: A robber was killed by a police officer on resistance in Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Area ...

chris kelly dies aged
May 03, 2013

Chris Kelly dies, aged 34

LOS ANGELES: Rapper Chris Kelly, who shot to fame as part of the 1990s duo Kriss Kross, has been found dead at his home in Atlanta. He was 34. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Kelly’s death was being treated as a possible drug overdose. The rapper - known by fans as “Mac ...

deanna durbin dies at
May 02, 2013

Deanna Durbin dies at 91

PARIS: Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world’s highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, died at the age of 91. Her son Peter said that the actress died “a few days ago”, thanking her admirers for respecting her ...

dies india ponytail stunt
April 30, 2013

Man dies in India ponytail stunt

  KOLKATA   A daredevil Indian who held the Guinness World Record for the distance travelled on a zip-line while hanging by his hair has died while performing a new stunt, officials said Monday. Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police driver, was attempting to cross the turbulent River ...

elite force dies road
April 30, 2013

Elite Force man dies on road

Lahore  -An official of the Elite Force was crushed to death in an accident in the Shahdara Town area. Police said that Kamran and Liaqat, riding on a motorcycle, were on their way when a recklessly-driven truck ran over their two-wheeler. As a result, both sustained injuries and were taken to ...

measles patient dies
April 28, 2013

Another measles patient dies

LAHORE - Another measles patient died on Saturday while 117 more infected children were brought to Lahore hospitals. Muhammad Ehsan, 2, a resident of Garhi Shahu, breathed his last at Lahore General Hospital. Despite tall claims of caretakers, the epidemic could not be brought under control as ...

us singer george jones dies
April 27, 2013

US singer George Jones dies

WASHINGTON: George Jones, a country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died at the age of 81. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and “Window Up ...

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