Sir John Harvey-Jones dies at 83
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Former ICI boss and TV "troubleshooter" Sir John Harvey-Jones dies in his sleep following a long illness.
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Lady Bird Johnson, who loved Texas wildflowers almost as much as she loved her husband, the late US president Lyndon Johnson, died Wednesday in Austin, her family said. She was 94.
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Former Texas and Baltimore manager Johnny Oates has died at age 58. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago. Oates&#39; death was confirmed by John Blake, who formerly worked as a spokesman with the Rangers organization.
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Sir Edward Ford, the royal courtier who provided Queen Elizabeth II with the memorable phrase "annus horribilis" to describe her troubles in 1992, has died. He was 96.
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By Jude Webber and Kate Kelland LIMA/LONDON  - Veteran British disc jockey JohnPeel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstreamradio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.
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Princess Alice, the Royal aunt who lived through the abdication crisis, two world wars and the turn of the millennium has died at the age of 102, the oldest member of the British royal family in history.
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Controversial Mancunian stand-up comedian dies of kidney failure at age of 76.
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Larry Rawl, who was chairman of oil giant ExxonMobil during the Exxon Valdez disaster, dies, aged 76.
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Journalist and broadcaster Alan Coren has died,  aged 69, after suffering from cancer.
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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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AUSTIN, Texas  - Lady Bird Johnson, a quiet but powerful adviser to husband President Lyndon Johnson and an environmentalist who fought to preserve the country's natural beauty, died of respiratory failure on Wednesday at the age of 94, a family spokesman said.
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THE ULTIMATE 1980s businessman and arch Thatcherite Lord Hanson has died from cancer. He was 82. Lord Hanson built up his company, Hanson, into one of Britainâs most powerful companies in its time.
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Lord James Hanson, a wealthy industrialist whose business prospered by acquiring poorly run, low-tech companies and turning them into money makers, died after a long battle with cancer, his spokesman said. He was 82.
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Former Indian prime minister PV Narasimha Rao died on Thursday at age of 83 after a bout of serious illness over the past fortnight.
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The man who soared to fame as the star of the Superman films and was grounded by a paralyzing accident in mid career has died at the age of 52.
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Russell Jones, a rap musician better known as ODB and a co-founder of the group Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died in a recording studio yesterday at age 35, the Associated Press reported.
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A Northern Ireland-born heart expert whose pioneering techniques saved countless lives dies at the age of 88.