France's ex-PM Raymond Barre dies at 83
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Former Prime Minister Raymond Barre, one of France's most prominent centrist politicians, has died, his family said Saturday. He was 83.
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FREDERICTON (CP) - Former premier Louis J. Robichaud, once described as the architect of modern New Brunswick, has died after a brief battle with cancer.
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Afghanistan's former King Mohammad Zahir Shah, whose 40-year reign coincided with one of the most peaceful periods in the country's history, died on Monday aged 92.
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The former king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, dies aged 92, after a long illness.
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French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.
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Former French Prime Minister Raymond  Barre, an economist who also served as a European commissioner,  died on Saturday, his family said. He was 83.
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Arts & entertainment: Marcel Marceau, who revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, has died. He was 84.
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A French anti-nuclear protester was killed Sunday in eastern France when his leg was severed by a train carrying radioactive waste to Germany, officials said.
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The leader of Senegal's powerful Mouride Muslim brotherhood has died, followers said on Saturday, throwing into mourning a movement that holds huge influence and whose trade networks span the globe.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji died from a brain haemorrhage in Paris on Friday after he was flown there for urgent treatment following a heart attack. He was 56.
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Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who was convicted of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews during World War II and became a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis, died Saturday. He was 96.
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Comments The French president has announced his retirement Jacques Chirac has announced his retirement from politics after a career spanning more than 40 years.Comment
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Chad's Prime Minister Pascal  Yoadimnadji died from a brain haemorrhage in Paris on Friday  after he was flown there for urgent treatment following a heart  attack. He was 56.
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Best-selling French novelist Francoise Sagan dies at the age of 69 after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
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Former Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, who initiated free-market reforms but ended his political career facing criminal charges, died of heart failure on Thursday, the government said.
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India&#39;s former prime minister, PV Narasimha Rao, died Thursday at a New Delhi hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 83. Both houses of India&#39;s parliament observed moments of silence after learning of his passing.
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The 83-year-old former Prime Minister of India, Narasimha Rao, has died of cardiac failure in a New Delhi hospital. In 1991 Narasimha Rao became first outside the Nehru-Gandhi family India&#39;s prime minister.