Spotlight: Kofi Annan dies at 80, gaining wide tributes from UN, European leaders

File photo taken on June 7, 2012 shows then UN and Arab League Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan speaking during a meeting at UN headquaters in New York. Former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan passed away at the age of 80 on Saturday, the Geneva-based Kofi Annan Foundation announced. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)