Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
(World News USA)

GENEVA (AP) - Kofi Annan, one of the world`s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet , saying he died after a short unspecified illness. `Wherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy,` the foundation said. Annan spent virtually his entire career as an administrator in the United Nations. His aristocratic style, cool-tempered elegance and political savvy helped guide his ascent to become its seventh secretary-general, and...