Willy Ronis, one of France’s great photographers, dies at 99

October 4th, 2009 Report: North Korean ship detained in IndiaNEW DELHI — India's coast guard has detained a North Korean ship headed for Pakistan after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, a news agency reported Sunday. It was not immediately clear what cargo the ship was carrying.

September 16th, 2009 NC crash kills ex-White House photog KightlingerHENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Jack Kightlinger, a retired White House photographer who worked for five U.S.

September 1st, 2009 1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84NEW YORK — Gospel legend Marie Knight has died in New York City at age 84. She came to prominence while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s and singing hits such as "Beams of Heaven." Her manager, Mark Carpentieri, says she died Sunday at a Harlem nursing home of complications from pneumonia.

August 5th, 2009 Putin again bares his torso in SiberiaMOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has once again stripped to the waist for photographers while visiting a rugged region of Siberia. The Russian prime minister rode a horse bare-chested and went swimming while visiting the Tuva region.

August 4th, 2009 Dansk tableware founder dies in NYNEW YORK — The founder and president of Dansk International Designs has died at his home outside New York City. Theodore D. Nierenberg was 86.

August 4th, 2009 Great-granddaughter of last German emperor diesBERLIN — Princess Felicitas von Preussen, the great-granddaughter of the last German emperor, has died, her family said Tuesday. She was 75. Von Preussen died Saturday in Wohltorf, near Hamburg, the family said on its Web site, www.preussen.de.

July 16th, 2009 Media monitor: 7 photographers detained in IranPARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past week. The Paris-based group listed five Iranian photographers seized Saturday, nearly a month after the June 12 presidential elections that prompted a wave of opposition protests.

May 9th, 2009 Former Red Sox great Dom DiMaggio dies at 92MARION, Mass. — Dom DiMaggio, a seven-time All Star who still holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox history, has died at his Massachusetts home.

May 9th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Troubled singer-actress Lindsay Lohan once again pelted eggs at photographers when they followed her home. Just weeks after starting a food fight with paparazzi outside her California home, the actress once again pelted eggs at them after she was followed home from a night out in Hollywood, reported contactmusic.com Lohan and her friend arrived at her plush pad and ducked inside to avoid the cameras of the photographers but they then reappeared armed with eggs and pizza and began to hurl them at the photographers.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - Clicking Amy Winhehouse's pictures can now translate into legal trouble for the paparazzi with a court order banning photographers from pursuing the singer outside her London home. The troubled singer, who is currently enjoying an extended break in the Caribbean, was battling it out in court to control snappers who follow her while she is in Britain.

May 1st, 2009 British amateur golfer Ben Enoch dies in car crashLONDON — Walker Cup squad member Ben Enoch has been killed in a car crash, the chief executive of the Golf Union of Wales said. The amateur golfer was 19.

April 29th, 2009 The Baltimore Sun lays off nearly 60BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Sun has laid off nearly 60 people in its newsroom, including veteran editors and managers, columnists, photographers and designers. A spokeswoman for the newspaper says managerial-level employees were laid off at the end of the day Tuesday, and union-represented employees were informed Wednesday afternoon.

April 11th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan continued her love-hate relationship with the paparazzi by pelting them with eggs from her kitchen when they followed her. The incident happened Thursday night, reported contactmusic.com.

January 20th, 2009 JAKARTA - An Indonesian photographer who has become an instant celebrity due to his resemblance to US President Barack Obama Wednesday said he would keep his day job despite offers to feature in TV commercials as an Obama double. Ilham Anas, 34, has appeared in a medication commercial in the Philippines and on a popular Indonesian comedy show playing Obama, but he said he expected his fame would be short-lived.

January 2nd, 2009 LISBON - The world's oldest person, Maria de Jesus, died Friday at the age of 115 in a hospital in the Portuguese community of Corujo near the city of Tomar. She held the Guinness world record for just a month after the death of American Edna Parker.