VIDEO: Russian Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin, 64, Dies Suddenly in New York
(WorldNews Africa)

Russia`s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly on Monday in New York according to a release from the Russian Foreign Ministry, reported by Reuters. The ministry didn`t give full details on the circumstances of his death but offered condolences to the family and friends of the diplomat as he died the day before his 65th birthday. After the news broke, a moment of silence was observed during an informal session of the U.N. general Assembly with the General Assembly`s president, Fiji Ambassador to the United Nations Peter Thomson praising Churkin`s `stern resolution.``In my short time at the United Nations, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin showed himself to be a gracious...