Ireland's all-time top wicket-taker Dermott Monteith has died suddenly at the age of 66.Monteith played 76 times for Ireland between 1965 to 1984, taking 326 wickets at an average of 17.37. The former Ireland captain played county cricket for Middle
LONDON - Actress Maggie Jones, best known as Coronation Street's razor-tongued Blanche Hunt, has died at the age of 75. Jones, who made her first appearance on the popular soap 35 years ago, died in her sleep on Wednesday at Salford Royal Hospital
LONDON - David Beckham's grandfather died Wednesday, his agent said, but the England midfielder is expected to stay in South Africa where he is helping sell England's bid for the 2018 World Cup. His grandfather passed away this morning, but we ask
LONDON - David Beckham's grandfather has died and the England midfieldermay leave South Africa before the World Cup draw.Beckham spokesman Simon Oliveira said Joseph West died Wednesday afterbattling a serious illness for several months. He was 83.
TOKYO - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, a campaigner for the preservation of the world's cultural heritage known for his works on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. He was 79. Hirayama died of a stroke at a Tokyo hospit
MEXICO CITY - The mother of the man Mexico's government has identified as Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has died at Mexico City's airport. Airport spokesman Jose Luis Hernandez says 70-year-old Socorro Vicente Gonzalez died Monday of a
MEXICO CITY - Gunmen burst in to a Starbucks coffee shop Tuesday and killed a former policeman who was a protected witness in a drug corruption case, the second death of a high-profile witness in Mexico in less than two weeks. Edgar Bayardo was gunn
Cricket Scotland has led tributes to former Scotland seam bowler Asim Butt, who has died at the age of 42.The left-armer passed away in his sleep during a visit to his native Lahore. He moved to Scotland in the 1990s, playing for Corstorphine, Stewa
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