Senior journalist Allen J Mendonca, who had worked for leading newspapers including The Indian Express and The Times of India died in sleep on Sunday night

Gayatri Devi, 90, an Indian princess considered one of the world's most glamorous women and who became a prominent member of parliament in the 1960s before being imprisoned during a controversial state of emergency, died July 29 of stomach and respiratory problems at a hospital in Jaipur, India.

Oscar G. Mayer, who transformed his family business into one of the the world's largest meat processors, died Monday. He was 95.

Leading industrialist Jit Paul, the patriarch of the Rs.20 billion Apeejay Surrendra Group and brother of NRI industrialist Swraj Paul, died here on Wednesday following old-age complications. He was 86.

A popular Miramonte High School athlete died after collapsing at a party here, and police arrested an 18-year-old neighbor on charges of furnishing alcohol.