United Nations Secretary-General Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and free hostages, dies
Giandomenico Picco, the former United Nations diplomat whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the toughest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnapping of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has died. Pico died peacefully on Sunday after a long illness, his son Giacomo Pico said. He is 75 years … Read more