Death of a statesman
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Sometime in late 1996 - or perhaps it was early 1997 - I interviewed Dr Manmohan Singh, who was then in Opposition, but widely respected as the finest finance minister in Indian history.
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A senior Congress party leader in the Indian state of Assam is killed by suspected separatists, police say.
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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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UMW professor says people should not expect quick, dramatic change in dynamics following death of longtime leader. As Palestinians mourn the death of their leader, Yasser Arafat, attention is shifting to who
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, president and founder of the United Arab Emirates, has died after many years of poor health, according to his office.
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Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao has been cremated with full state honours in his home state of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao, 83, died of heart failure on Thursday after a long illness.
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In a milieu where assassination is the normal vehicle for succession and alliances shift as rapidly as sand grains in the tidal zone, Arafat remained the premier spokesman for the Palestinian people for 35 years and died in bed at age 75.
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Death of opposition leader raises fears of expanded violence in the unstable South Asian nation.
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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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Badri Patarkatsishvili, the exiled Georgian oligarch who had accused the Georgian government of tilting toward autocracy and corruption, died unexpectedly.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death raises considerable speculation about who will ultimately succeed him as leader. On paper, the Palestinian transition of power is quite clear: the speaker of the parliament - Rawhi Fattouh - temporarily becomes president.
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A freshman parliamentarian who had resisted his partyâs often belligerent talk was shot dead in his driveway.
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Newspapers in France bid a sad adieu to a literary icon.
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A terminally-ill Indian chess champion who has been the focus of a euthanasia debate, dies in hospital.
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The body of Rafiq Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon who was killed Feb.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet, 91, the former Chilean dictator whose government murdered and tortured thousands during his repressive 17-year rule, died yesterday at a Santiago military hospital of complications from a heart attack, leaving incomplete numerous court cases that had sought to bring him to...
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As politicians pay tribute to a fallen leader, the country's Pakistanis are trying to come to terms with what her death means for their homeland