Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: from liberator to oppressor
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Ed Cropley Sept 6 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation...
Obituary
Obituary, Chris Drake: a journalist with charm and the common touch
By Michael Theodoulou Like many other leading journalists at the time Chris Drake, who died in Limassol on Wednesday aged 76, left school at 16,...
Obituary: Alexis Galanos was not your average Cypriot politician
Alexis Galanos, who died aged 78 on Monday, was not the average Cypriot politician. A truly public-spirited, generous and honest man, he liked to joke...
Obituary: Christofias joked he was the ‘red sheep’ of Europe
Demetris Christofias’ single-term presidency was marred by the Mari explosion and the banking crisis By Michael Theodoulou and Jean Christou Demetris Christofias, who died...
Islamist Mursi briefly made history as Egypt’s first democratically elected president
Source: Reuters CAIRO, June 17 (Reuters) – When Mohamed Mursi, a leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, broke out of jail during the final days of...
Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda, who survived fiery crash, dies
By Francois Murphy and Alan Baldwin VIENNA, May 21 (Reuters) – Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda, whose comeback from a near-fatal crash made him a...
‘Father’ of offshore sector, art lover and ex-mayor dies
Tributes were pouring on Wednesday for former Nicosia mayor Michalakis Zampelas who has died aged 82. Words such as “distinguished”, “active” and “a pioneer”...
Andre Previn: versatile musician with a talent for comedy
Andre Previn, who has died aged 89, was one of the most versatile and distinguished musicians of his generation. His repertoire ranged from jazz through to...
England’s World Cup-winning keeper Banks dead at 81
Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper in England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died at the age of 81, his former club Stoke City said on Tuesday. Banks won...
Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel’s struggles, dead at 79
By Dan Williams Amos Oz, Israel’s best-known author and an outspoken supporter of a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, died of...
Veteran journalist Charles Snow dies aged 78
Charles Snow, a veteran journalist and expert in Middle Eastern politics, art and culture, died on Wednesday at the age of 78. Snow, a US...
Bernardo Bertolucci of “Last Tango” fame, dies in Rome
Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose 1972 movie ““Last Tango in Paris” shocked audiences with a notorious sex scene that came back to haunt him in...
The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer’s biggest league
Beer, pies and Buddhist prayers helped endear Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha to Leicester City fans even before the team owned by the Thai duty-free billionaire became the...
Tireless war reporter marked by boyhood in the Warsaw Uprising
Long-time Cyprus resident, former Washington Times and Associated Press correspondent and occasional contributor to the Cyprus Mail died on April 14 aged 89 Andrew Borowiec,...
Former government spokesman dies
Journalist and former government spokesman Akis Fantis has died from heart attack, it was announced on Monday. He was 74. Fantis was government spokesman during...
Austin Powers movies’ Mini-Me, Verne Troyer, dies
The diminutive actor who starred in the Austin Powers movies’ as “Mini Me”, Verne Troyer, died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was...
Cyprus Mail writer who brought Paphos alive
Obituary: Jill Campbell Mackay Irreverent, loud, funny, caring and fearless, you always knew when writer Jill Campbell Mackay was in the room. Born on April...
Barbara Bush, wife and mother of U.S. presidents, dies at 92
Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, died on Tuesday, the Bush...
OBITUARY-Winnie Mandela, “mother”, then “mugger”, of new South Africa
By Ed Cropley Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to...
Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died...
