World mourns passing of Kofi Annan

GENEVA: Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, triggering a flood of tributes from around the world for the “diplomatic rock star.” The Ghanaian national was a career diplomat who projected quiet charisma and was widely credited for raising the world body’s profile in global politics during his two terms as head of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. “It is with immense sadness

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