Disco queen loses her battle with cancer
Donna Summer, whose music dominated the 1970s disco era, died on Thursday at the age of 63.
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Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies at 83
Carlos Fuentes was Mexico's most celebrated novelist and among Latin America's most prominent authors, and an outspoken critic of US foreign policy.
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OBITUARY:'Comrade Roy left without a scandal'
Radhakrishna Lutchmana Padayachie, commonly known as Roy will be remembered most for his work in the ministry of communications.
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Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak dies
Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of the iconic children's book, has died at the age of 83.
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From Porsche dynasty to design legend
Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, who has died aged 76, was the industrial designer responsible for the shape of the Porsche 911 sports car.
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Tyranny, freedom and all that jazz
Josef Skvorecky, who has died aged 87, belonged to that great generation of postwar Czech writers that includes Vaclav Havel.
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Gisèle Wulfsohn: A self-portrait of courage
Barbara Ludman pays tribute to a
photographer whose hallmark was sensitivity and strength.
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Gone but not forgotten
We look back at those who died in 2011.
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A short life, richly lived
Leon Botha, an accomplished South African painter and DJ, as well as one of the world's oldest survivors of progeria, died on June 5.
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