Former US Secretary of State Kissinger dies

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NEW YORK (Bernama-Xinhua) — Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.

(FILES) Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks with journalists after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, 6 June 2006. PHOTO: AFP

Born in Germany in 1923, Kissinger is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, two children from his first marriage, David and Elizabeth, and five grandchildren, reported Xinhua News Agency citing a statement of Kissinger Associates, Inc.