Arts & Culture
Christo changed the way people look at the world's most famous monuments and the way they engaged with the outdoors.
Middle East
by Al Jazeera
Obituary
by James Reinl
Science & Technology
by Azad Essa
Fidel Castro26 Nov 2016 18:29 GMT
Supporters saw Fidel Castro as a tireless defender of the poor; critics say he drove his country into economic ruin.
Bhumibol Adulyadej13 Oct 2016 14:59 GMT
World's longest-serving monarch worked for unity in a country mired by political turmoil, coups, and military rule.
Shimon Peres28 Sep 2016 09:06 GMT
End of an era as the last significant figure of Israel's founding fathers dies after suffering a massive stroke.
Arts & Culture13 Apr 2015 18:25 GMT
Grass, praised for his epic treatment of the Nazi era but criticised for his own World War II past, dies in hospital.
Obituary23 Mar 2015 08:15 GMT
Lee seen as power behind nation's rise from glorified fishing village into one of the world's economic powerhouses.
Europe31 Jan 2015 14:23 GMT
Richard von Weizsaecker presided over East and West Germany's reunification in 1990.