Simpson died this week after a battle with cancer, his family announced in a statement on social media.
A family statement said the four-term senator and vice presidential candidate died from complications after a fall.
US artist was known for imposing minimalist works from the Qatar desert to museums in Paris.
Sayani, who outwitted a ban to nurture a love affair between Bollywood songs and listeners, passed away this week.
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The anti-corruption campaigner and opposition leader leaves a legacy of ‘the struggle for Russia’s better future’.
Navalny was Putin’s fiercest political opponent, galvanising Russians who otherwise saw no option to the president.
The 74-year-old billionaire tycoon has died in a crash in the popular vacation spot Lago Ranco in southern Chile.
Many Gulf countries set aside a period of mourning for the emir’s death, while others express their condolences.
Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.
Hasan Bitmez dies at a hospital in Ankara two days after heart attack during anti-Israel speech.
The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court.
MacGowan won fame for incorporating traditional Irish ballads into Britain’s punk scene in the 1980s and 90s.
Global leaders pay tribute to the late statesman, while others remark on his legacy of ‘war crimes’.
An ‘enigmatic realist’ who fled Nazi Germany, Kissinger is remembered for ending the US war in Vietnam, opening China.
