Born in Chicago on October 23, 1942, Crichton was the author of best-selling novels like Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Congo, The Terminal Man, Prey and State of Fear among others.
South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who suffered a brain haemorrhage during a title fight last week, died on Thursday after being taken off his life support machine, a hospital official said.
Parish Charles was remanded to custody on Wednesday on seven charges by the Melbourne Magistrates Court over the stabbing of Jalvinder Singh, 23, who continues to be in "critical condition" and is in "induced coma". Charles' lawyer Rob Melasecca told the court his client had contracted HIV 20 years ago and had recently begun taking new medication. He said the accused had no memory of Tuesday morning's events.
Ahab Ibrahim, a second year diploma student of Acharya College of Technology Polytechnic in Bangalore, passed away at a hospital in Kochi late on Monday night, his relatives said. He hails from Thrissur district.
The classic Ferrari car, which was used by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher for 38 races, has reportedly been sold for a whopping 1.7 million dollars at an American auction.
Malala was dressed in Pakistani salwar kameez and dupatta. She was smiling and looked happy as he was greeted at the airport.
In yet another setback to the Chinese toy industry, millions of toys made in the country are being withdrawn from the US and Australia as they allegedly contained a chemical which mimics the reaction caused by a date-rape drug and could lead to children slipping into coma. Moose Enterprise of Melbourne, Australia, the manufacturer of the popular toy called Aqua Dots, blamed the reaction on substation by a Chinese factory of toxic glue for a safe glue.
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South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who lapsed into a coma last week defending his World Boxing Organisation intercontinental flyweight title, has been declared brain dead, a hospital official said on Wednesday.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, is in a critical condition after "serious deterioration" in his health with vital organs failing over the past few days, his doctor said on Thursday.
Two young sons of an immigrant Indian couple were in hospital with severe burns after their father allegedly doused them in gasoline and set them afire in what a relative described as a "botched" suicide bid.
French journalist Jean-Louis Moncet recanted his comments suggesting that Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher's injuries in a skiing accident last year may have been caused by a wearable camera made by GoPro Inc.
If you have fever over 105 degree Fahrenheit, experience sweating and fatigue, it could be signs of malaria, warns Dr Ajay Aggarwal.
Saikrishna, 53, had been in a coma for the past four years after falling in the bathroom and had been admitted to the Kamaneni Hospital since then.
'Sharon is facing a serious threat to his life, and if he is not treated with kidney dialysis he could die within several days.'
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session that ended in farce and with drivers under investigation.
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A Dutch court found six teenage footballers and a player's father guilty on Monday of beating an amateur linesman to death, an incident that shocked the nation and prompted soul-searching over soccer violence and race.
Thengil Tarabai, a 40-year-old housewife, was brought to the city's Jehangir Hospital on February 19, with the cooker handle firmly lodged in her head, the lid protruding out of her eye cavity, hospital officials said.
Young Delhi sprinter Sunny Sarkaria, who was in coma following a car accident on Friday, died at a city hospital on Tuesday.
The funeral will be held Thursday evening, former president of Cine Artistes Association and fellow actor Chandrashekhar said.
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'The culture of the BJP has changed and the party too has changed with this new culture. 'The BJP is having bad political management, bad man management, personal management and inter-personal relationships.' 'Therefore, people like me are not in the BJP.'
The funeral will be held Thursday evening, former president of Cine Artistes Association and fellow actor Chandrashekhar said.
Nidhi, 42, who has not yet recovered from the injuries suffered in the terrorist attack, arrived around 7.30 am on Friday on a Paris-Mumbai Jet airways flight and was driven to Breach Candy hospital from the airport.
A doctor mistakenly dispensed diabetes medication to 151 patients, two of whom have died.
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Rai had been in a coma since the attack.
A fire accident in a sulphur mine in a northwest China province killed ten miners, rescuers said on Wednesday.
The Palestininan Authority chief passed away without achieving his quest for statehood.
The truth can no longer be hidden despite 'headline management' by the ruling dispensation, the opposition party said.
Despite his acquittal in three cases relating to the 1984 riots, he could never get over the stigma following serious allegations that he had led mobs in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984.
Real Madrid will be without forward pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, midfielder Toni Kroos and defender Pepe for Tuesday's UEFA Super Cup encounter with Sevilla in Trondheim, Norway.
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