Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93 | Courts News
The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court. Former US
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Obituaries
Bobi, world’s oldest dog, dies in Portugal at age of 31 (217 in dog years) | Obituaries News
Bobi, a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, was the oldest dog verified by Guinness World Records. The oldest dog in the
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Colombian artist Fernando Botero, ‘painter of our virtues’, dies aged 91 | Arts and Culture News
Colombia’s most famous artist, Fernando Botero, who was known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals, has died, President
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Singer Steve Harwell of the pop-rock band Smash Mouth dies at 56 | Obituaries News
Harwell, who sang hits like All Star and Then the Morning Comes, suffered acute liver failure, band manager says. Steve
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Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket captain, dies aged 49 | Cricket News
Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket captain and the nation’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has died at the age of 49 after
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Acclaimed and outspoken Irish singer Sinead O’Connor dies at 56 | Obituaries News
Known for her shaved head and fierce voice, she shot to fame with her cover of Prince’s ballad ‘Nothing Compares
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Remains discovered in US match missing British actor Julian Sands | Obituaries News
Sands, famous for his role in the film A Room with a View, went missing in January after hiking during
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Artist Francoise Gilot, who loved and left Picasso, dies at 101 | Obituaries News
Francoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso —
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Canada’s folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies aged 84 | Music News
Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for If You Could Read My Mind and Sundown as well as for songs
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Harry Belafonte, US actor and civil rights activist, dies at 96 | Entertainment News
Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit
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