First Magpie host Bastable dies
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Tony Bastable, one of the original presenters of children's TV show Magpie, dies aged 62.
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The popular comedian of yesteryears had been suffering from breathing problems for the last several days. He passed away on February 13 in Mumbai.
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TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have confirmed the death of Doug Ault, hitting hero of the first Jays game in franchise history.
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday. He was 88.
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[Sports India, Cricket]: Melbourne, Oct 11 : Legendary Australian Test cricketer and fighter pilot Keith Ross Miller Monday died in a nursing home here.
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Tributes have been paid to astronomer  Fred Whipple who has died. He was the first scientist to describe comets as "dirty snowballs".
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SAN DIEGO - The only captive member of what may be the world&#39;s most endangered species of bird has died in Hawaii, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
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UK mesh pioneer taken out of administration
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One of Earth's rarest birds might have gone into extinction following the death of one of the last known po'ouli.
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One of the country's best-read columnists has died after suffering from a brain tumour, the Daily Mail says.
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Controversial comedian Bernard Manning dies at the age of 76, his venue in Manchester confirms.
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Family, friends and admirers will all have a chance to say goodbye this weekend to Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who died Wednesday of natural causes at the LBJ Ranch, a family spokesman said.
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Joss-stick session produces Latinate rebranding News of another nail in the coffin of one of UK broadband's most venerable names reaches Vulture Central.â¦
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TV steeplejack Fred Dibnah dies in a hospice in Greater Manchester, surrounded by family and friends.
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The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, credited with setting the Beatles on the path to enlightenment, dies.
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Family Center = Bambi's mum First it killed Bambi's mother. And now it's decided to kill a fourteen-month-old wireless service.â¦
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John Peel, the Radio 1 disc jockey who brought fame to a string of obscure bands, has died on holiday in Peru. The 65-year-old suffered a heart attack last night after being taken ill during