Ex-U.N. chief and Nobel Peace laureate Kofi Annan dies at 80

Kofi Annan, a former U.N. secretary general and Nobel Peace Prize winner for humanitarian work, died on Saturday at age 80 from an unspecified illness, the United Nations said.Annan headed the United Nations for two terms from 1997 to 2006, a turbulent period due to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States and the subsequent war in Iraq.Annan, who died in Switzerland, was known for opposing the war in Iraq.Annan and the world body were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for their work contributing to a "more peaceful world," according to the Nobel Prize organizat…READ FULL ARTICLE