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Phnom Penh, Sep 2 (EFE/EPA).- Kaing Guek Eav, or Duch, died Wednesday aged 77 in Cambodia, where in 2010 he became the first person convicted of crimes during the Khmer Rouge rule tried in an international court.Duch, the head of the Pol Pot regime's S-21 security prison, passed away at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh at 12:52 p.m. (17.52 GMT Tuesday) while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Neth Pheaktra, a court spokesman, reported on Twitter. (Camera: KITH SEREY). SHOT LIST: THE KHMER SOVIET FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL WHERE THE KHMER ROUGE COMMANDER KNOWN AS 'COMRADE DUCH' DIED, IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
Director Michael Cimino, most famous for his work on 1978's"Deer Hunter" has died at aged 77. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Veteran BBC broadcaster Terry Wogan dies of cancer at age 77. Edward Baran reports.
"It's with great sadness, I just learned about it, he was an actor I adored, he's a great monument of French cinema," says Canadian director Denis Villeneuve after the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, as he arrives at the premiere of his film "Dune" in Paris. SOUNDBITE
The Union Jack flag flies at half-mast at Buckingham Palace, following the announcement of the death of Prince Philip at the age of 99. IMAGES
Los Angeles, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- Porn mogul and defender of free of speech Larry Flynt died Wednesday in Los Angeles aged 78, according to US media reports.The Washington Post, CNN and NBC were among those citing confirmations from various close family members.Flynt founded the pornographic magazine "Hustler," with which he started a business empire in the adult entertainment industry and a career throughout which he staunchly advocated for and pushed the boundaries of free speech, defended lawsuits, was imprisoned for contempt, and survived an assassination attempt. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT). SHOT LIST: HUSTLER CASINO, LARRY FLYNT'S HANDPRINTS IN FRONT OF HIS HUSTLER SHOP, AND FLYNT'S HUSTLER SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, US.