Death News

The U.K. government has raised concerns over evidence suggesting that rates of avoidable early deaths among people in Britain varies considerably depending on the geographical region.

On June 16, 1971, one of the most influential figures in rap music, Tupac Amaru Shakur, was born in East Harlem, New York.

A New Jersey detective has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man during a road rage incident in Maryland.

Moody - A man in Texas drove his tractor into a pile of wood, which concealed a hive of killer bees, and he died after he was stung to death.

London - Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, has called for an inquest into his death to be replaced with a public inquiry.

Athens - A new and very cheap drug is killing Greek youth who no longer can see a future for themselves. Sisa is a form of crystal meth being mixed with filler ingredients such as battery acid and engine oil. It makes users violent and kills within six months.

Rome - Giulio Andreotti, a scandal-ridden seven-time Italian prime minister who was accused of conspiring with the Mafia in the 1979 killing of a journalist, died on Monday at the age of 94, Italian news agencies said.

Following the news of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death, there has been an outpouring of both support and criticism highlighting the Iron Lady's controversial legacy.

Chicago - It is only fitting that a film festival that bears Roger Ebert's name will continue. It was announced today (April 5) that Ebertfest will indeed go on later this month.

Cancer deaths among young people in the U.K. have fallen in last 30 years, according to a new study from the charity Cancer Research U.K.