Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records, Dies
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Ahmet Ertegun shaped the careers of many of the top musicians of his day, including John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
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US rapper ODB, who collapsed at a Manhattan recording studio, last month, died of a drug overdose.
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ABU DHABI - His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, president and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, died yesterday.
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The co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, is laid to rest in Turkey following his death last week.
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Lord Charles Forte, a London cafe owner who went on to build the Trust House Forte international hotel and restaurant empire, died Wednesday at the age of 98. Forte died in his sleep at his London home, according to his family's company, now called Rocco Forte Hotels.
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Laura Branigan, the Grammy-nominated singer who shot to fame with   her 1982 anthem "Gloria," died of a brain aneurysm Thursday at her home   in East Quogue, New York. She was 47.
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Laura Branigan, the Grammy-nominated singer who shot to fame with her 1982 anthem &quot;Gloria,&quot; died of a brain aneurysm Thursday at her home in East Quogue, New York.
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, president and founder of the United Arab Emirates, has died after many years of poor health, according to his office.
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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, whose achievements as one of the founding fathers of the genre were overshadowed by ex-wife Tina Turner's claims that he regularly beat her for almost two decades, died on Wednesday at his home near San Diego. He was 76.
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Alan Shugart, the co-founder of hard drive maker Seagate Technology LLC, has died, the company said Wednesday. He was 76.
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The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.
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Led Zeppelin will perform a one-time comeback concert in memory of Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records.
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US singer Laura Branigan, who had hits with Gloria and Self Control in the 1980s, dies unexpectedly in her sleep.
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The sheer improbability of Ahmet Ertegunâs career makes it an all-American success story: the tale of an outsider who became a major force in pop history.
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Rapper ODB, also known as Russell Jones, collapsed and died Saturday in a New York City recording studio at age 35. Police said there was no evidence of foul play and the city medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
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ABU DHABI  - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, the president and founding father of the United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries in the world, died.
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"I had no training or experience ... ."  Anita Roddick, founder of the international Body Shop cosmetics chain, died Monday night after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said. She was 64.Roddick, who died at a hospital in Chichester, had revealed in February that she contracted hepatitis C through a blood transfusion while giving birth to a daughter in 1971. She made the announcement after being named head of the British charity Hepatitis C Trust.The business woman was lauded as the 'Queen of Green' for trailblazing business practices that sought to be environmentally friendly and won her renown in her native England and around the world. Read more