World news about “Funerals” published by euronews.
Protests and poll re-runs in Karachi Protests have taken place in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the day after a senior politician from the country’s third largest party was killed in a… 20/05/2013
Funerals held for eight killed in Genoa port disaster Funerals have been held for eight people who were killed when a container ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa. The vessel –… 16/05/2013
Body of suspected Boston marathon bomber eventually buried After being refused burial at several sites in Massachusetts, the body of suspected Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been laid to rest. Police… 09/05/2013
Cemeteries refuse to take Boston bomb suspect Tsarnaev’s bodyThe body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev remains unburied while officials wrangle over what to do with it. The 26-year-old’s uncle argues he… 07/05/2013
Bangladesh: factory victims buried, EU threatens sanctions In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, volunteers buried 18 unidentified factory workers – victims of the country’s worst-ever industrial disaster. At least 400… 01/05/2013
Thousands attend memorial for murdered Boston policeman Sean Collier A Boston police officer shot dead allegedly by the marathon bombing suspects has been remembered at a memorial ceremony attended by the … 24/04/2013
Boston Marathon suspect charged US officials have brought charges against Boston Marathon suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev. The 19-year-old is currently in hospital, unable to speak with a… 22/04/2013
Thatcher ‘tested her ideas’ The Thatcher years in Downing Street were ones of great social and economic change. While politicians are often praised for seeking consensus she is often… 17/04/2013
Thatcher “one of us” in St Paul’s The funeral of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, and the one and only woman to have held the job, has made her… 17/04/2013
Anti-Thatcherites turn their back on Iron Lady’s coffin The Thatcher coffin was generally greeted with applause and even cheers along the route, but not everyone was there to laud her achievements. The divisions… 17/04/2013
Thatcher funeral held in London The funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral of Britain’s longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, and its one and only woman premier, Margaret Thatcher has… 17/04/2013
Britain says farewell to the Iron Lady The funeral is taking place at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral for the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thousands of people lined the streets… 17/04/2013
A preview of Thatcher’s funeral at dress rehearsal in London A practice run for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral has taken place in London. The mock procession made its way towards St Paul’s Cathedral from St Clement… 15/04/2013
Thatcher’s funeral set for April 17 The funeral of Margaret Thatcher will be held next week on Wednesday April 17. There have been some calls for Lady Thatcher to be given a state funeral but… 09/04/2013
Funeral held for slain Syrian cleric A massive funeral has taken place for the pro-Syrian government cleric murdered at a Damascus mosque on Thursday. Sheik Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti and… 23/03/2013
Chavez to stay in Venezuela’s Revolution Museum – nocomment The body of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been taken from the military academy in the capital, Caracas, to a museum located in the popular… 16/03/2013
Hugo Chavez is laid to rest at Caracas museum Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have turned out again for another funeral parade for Hugo Chavez. The late leader’s body has been laid to rest at a… 16/03/2013
Chavez body not to be embalmed After a religious service earlier on Friday the body of Hugo Chavez has been transported to the Military Museum in Caracas which will be his final resting… 15/03/2013
Ahmadinejad offers his condolences to Hugo Chavez’s motherIran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offers his condolences to Elena Frias, mother of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez, during the funeral service at… 09/03/2013
Heads of state pay tribute at funeral of President Hugo Chavez At the funeral ceremony of President Hugo Chavez, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro laid a replica of the sword of 19th century independence leader Simon Bolivar… 08/03/2013
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to be embalmed Thousands of people have been queuing to pay their respects to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5. He is lying in state at the Caracas… 08/03/2013
As Chavez is mourned Venezuelans look to the future While Venezuela mourns the death of its charismatic leader Hugo Chavez, questions are already being asked about how the country will move on. But despite… 07/03/2013
Thousands of Venezuelans pay tribute to Chavez A mass of Hugo Chavez supporters has taken part in a parade to mourn Venezuela’s former leader who died of cancer on Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of… 07/03/2013
Caracas says goodbye to Hugo ChavezThe coffin of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez is driven through the streets of Caracas after leaving the military hospital where he died of cancer in… 07/03/2013
Cambodia: former King Sihanouk’s funeral – nocomment Mourners pay their respects to former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk as his coffin is moved in a procession to the crematorium, through the streets of the… 01/02/2013
India : funeral of Hindu extremist leader – nocomment Hundreds of thousands of supporters filled the streets of Mumbai on november 18 for the funeral of Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader. 18/11/2012
Lebanon: Preparations for Wissam Al Haasan funeral – nocomment Lebanon’s political opposition called for a mass turnout for the funeral of security official Wissam Al Haasan, killed by a car bomb. 21/10/2012
Palestinian mourners at Gaza militant’s funeral – nocomment Hundreds of Palestinian mourners attended the funeral of Hisham Saidani, a member of the ultraconservative Salafi group, killed on Saturday evening along with… 15/10/2012
Arturo’s funeral in Copenhagen (This article is part of the fictional TV series and online game « The Spiral ». The facts as they are presented here never really happened. Click here to… 14/09/2012
Unification Church founder mourned – nocomment Thousands of mourners gathered at a church in Gapyeong, east of Seoul, South Korea, on September 6 to pay their respects to Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the… 07/09/2012
Ethiopia’s former PM state funeral – nocomment Thousands of mourners were in Meskel Square in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on September 2 for the state funeral ceremony of former Ethiopian Prime Minister… 03/09/2012
New burial of Srebrenica victims – nocomment The remains of 520 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, most of them exhumed from dozens of remote unmarked mass graves, will be reburied… 10/07/2012
Funeral of slain Lebanese cameraman – nocomment The funeral of a Lebanese cameraman killed while covering the Syrian conflict was held in southern Lebanon. The cameraman Ali Shaaban worked for the Al-Jadeed… 11/04/2012
Tonga: funeral for King George Tupou V – nocomment Thousands of people including international dignitaries attended the funeral of King George Tupou V of Tonga. The ceremony on March 27 mixed traditional… 28/03/2012
Funeral procession of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua HagerUltra-Orthodox Jewish boys watch the funeral procession of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv. Hager, who was the head of the Vizhnitz… 15/03/2012
Makeshift memorial for Whitney Houston – nocomment Heart-shaped balloons, flowers and messages for the singer were left outside New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. 19/02/2012
Whitney Houston (1963 – 2012)REUTERS/Mike Segar 18/02/2012
Private service for Whitney Houston – nocomment Friends and relatives of Whitney Houston gathered at a Newark funeral home on Friday night for a private memorial service for the late singer. 18/02/2012
Kim Jong-il’s funeral – nocomment North Korea has begun two days of funeral ceremonies for its late leader Kim Jong-il. State television showed thousands of soldiers and civilians lining the… 28/12/2011
North Koreans keep mourning their leader – nocomment Mourners in the North Korean capital Pyongyang continued to brave sub-zero temperatures to pay their respects to late leader Kim Jong-il on Saturday, one week… 24/12/2011
Vaclav Havel’s funeral – nocomment People mourned former Czech president Vaclav Havel, one day before state funerals that will be held on Friday December 23. 23/12/2011
Joe Frazier funeral – nocomment Joe Frazier, one of boxing’s best known figures and a former world and Olympic heavyweight champion, has died at the age of 67. The American was diagnosed… 16/11/2011
Israeli strike on Gaza kills Hamas policeman – nocomment Residents of northern Gaza assessed damage caused by an Israeli air strike that killed a Hamas policeman overnight. 15/11/2011
Fans pay respects to Simoncelli Hundreds of fans lined up in the small Italian town of Coriano on Wednesday to pay their respects to MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli who died over the weekend… 26/10/2011
Simoncelli’s body returned to Italy The body of Italian rider Marco Simoncelli was flown back to his hometown of Coriano on Tuesday following his tragic death in Sepang. The 2008 Moto… 25/10/2011
Kenya bids farewell to Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai – nocomment The body of Wangari Maathai who died on September 25 and who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests has been cremated. 09/10/2011
Bahrain funeral for teenage protester – nocomment Pro-democracy Bahrainis took to the streets in one of the biggest gatherings since their rebellion was initially crushed earlier this year as they held a… 08/10/2011
Russian plane crash victims’ funerals – nocomment Mourners poured into Yaroslavl’s main sports arena to lay flowers near the coffins containing remains of the players and staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl… 10/09/2011
Thousands Attend Rabbi’s Funeral Thousands Attend Rabbi’s Funeral of Bne Brak in Israel (filmed by Watten). 12/08/2011
Two bombs hit northwest Pakistan – nocomment Two bombs in the Pakistani city of Peshawar have left at least seven people dead. 12/08/2011
Norway’s massacre victims mourned – nocomment Norway’s prime minister and members of government attending a ceremony in a mosque to mourn Friday’s massacre victims. 30/07/2011
Srebrenica victims bodies leave morgue – nocomment Relatives gathered in Visoko to see off the remains of their loved ones killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre but only recently discovered in mass graves and… 10/07/2011
Bosnia: recently found remains of war victims buried – nocomment A mass grave site, believed to contain non-Serb civilians killed by Serb forces led by Ratko Mladic during the Bosnian war, has recently been discovered in… 02/06/2011
A man cries for his brother killed in BenghaziSalem Al-Moqlah was killed in the recent clashes in Benghazi in Libya, a city that is now no longer under the control of Gaddafi’s forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem 26/02/2011
Pistorius back in court for 2nd day of bail hearingWith a blue blanket covering his head, athlete Oscar Pistorius arrived at a Pretoria court for the second day of his bail hearing on Wednesday. The… 20/02/2013
More clashes as Bahrain police accused of blocking access to funeralAnti-government demonstrators have again clashed with police in Bahrain. The latest trouble happened in a Shi’ite village near the capital Manama. The… 16/02/2013
Belaid burial sparks violence in TunisViolence has marred the funeral of assassinated Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid. The shooting of the secular politician has plunged the country… 08/02/2013
Scuffles amid mass turnout for Belaid funeral in TunisiaThousands of mourners have turned out in a Tunis suburb for the funeral of the assassinated opposition politician Chokri Belaid. His supporters chanted… 08/02/2013
Fight breaks out at funeral for Russian activist DolmatovA funeral has been held for Russian opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov, who reportedly committed suicide after his request for political asylum in the… 06/02/2013
Funeral of Egypt activist ‘tortured to death’The funeral of an activist allegedly “tortured to death” has given Egyptian protesters another reason to be angry at the president. Twenty-eight year old… 04/02/2013
Cambodia cremates ‘King-Father’ SihanoukThe body of Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk has been cremated in the capital Phnom Penh. Since his death in October he had lain in state. On Friday… 04/02/2013
Cambodia’s King Sihanouk laid to restIn Cambodia thousands of people have turned out for the first of a four-day state funeral for the revered King Norodom Sihanouk. The ceremony began with a… 01/02/2013
Funerals begin for victims of Brazil’s club fireIn southern Brazil, the process of burying the dead from the Santa Maria nightclub fire disaster has begun. More than 230 young revellers perished at the… 28/01/2013
Kurds out in force for activists’ funeralTurkish police say tens of thousands of Kurds came out onto the streets of Diyarbakir on Thursday to mourn at the funeral of three Kurdish activists who were… 17/01/2013
Politically-sensitive festival in FYR MacedoniaA politically sensitive festival is taking place in a remote village in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.Residents of Vevcani use their pagan… 14/01/2013
Father of Indian gang rape victim demands death penaltyThe father of an Indian gang rape victim, who died of her injuries, is demanding the death penalty for her attackers. He spoke after scattering the ashes of… 04/01/2013
Nobel laureate Montalcini is laid to rest in ItalyThe Nobel-prize winning neuroscientist Rita Levi-Montalcini has been laid to rest in Turin. The 103-year-old, who died at her home in Rome last Sunday, won… 03/01/2013
Family holds private funeral for Indian gang-rape victimThe body of a young Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus, arrived back in New Delhi early Sunday, shortly before being cremated at a private… 30/12/2012
Pakistan clerics denounce attacks on polio aid workersThe death toll from attacks on polio eradication campaign workers in Pakistan has risen to nine after a young student died from gunshot wounds. On Thursday… 20/12/2012
Fourth day of funerals for Sandy Hook shooting victimsThe grieving continues for 26 people shot dead at a American primary school last Friday. A fourth day of funerals has been held in and around Newtown… 20/12/2012
Funerals continue to take place in ConnecticutThe funerals of a further six victims including four children and the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary have taken place in Connecticut. In the town of… 19/12/2012
Newtown slowly returns to normalityThe funeral of another two victims from Friday’s massacre have taken place in Connecticut. Six year olds, James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos were laid to rest… 18/12/2012
New school prepared for surviving Sandy Hook kidsResidents of Fairfield, Connecticut have held a candlelight vigil for the 20 schoolchildren and six adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The… 18/12/2012
First funerals take place following massacreThe first two funerals following the massacre of twenty schoolchildren and six adults in Connecticut on Friday have taken place. Mourners came together to… 18/12/2012
Funerals due for two victims of Connecticut mass shootingsThe first funerals are being held today for two of the twenty children gunned down in Friday’s mass shooting at a Connecticut primary school. The victims –… 17/12/2012
Funerals held for Muslim Brotherhood “martyrs”Funerals for three protesters killed during this week’s bloody violence in Egypt have taken place at Cairo’s al-Azhar Mosque. The men – all followers of the… 08/12/2012
Brazil begins seven-day mourning for NiemeyerBrazil has begun a seven-day period of national mourning for Oscar Niemeyer. A military guard for his coffin in 19th-century dress uniforms made a striking… 07/12/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish policeHundreds of Kurds have clashed with police in Diyarbakir province in south-east Turkey during a funeral for two PKK members. Violence broke out when police… 03/12/2012
Germany holds funeral for disabled fire victimsIn Germany, the funeral service for 14 people, killed in a fire at a workshop for the disabled, has been held in the Black Forest town of Titisee-Neustadt… 02/12/2012
Death then funerals on another bloody day in GazaOn another day of violence Gazans continue to bury their dead. The number of people killed in the strip after seven days of military action has passed the… 20/11/2012
Death then funerals in GazaUnder the Israeli bombardment Gazans continue to bury their dead. The number of people killed in the strip after seven days of military action has passed… 20/11/2012
Exiled Albanian king’s remains are repatriatedThe remains of King Ahmet Zogu of Albania have been returned from France where he died in 1961, and re-buried in his homeland. The ceremony comes as Albania… 18/11/2012
Guatemala quake victims buriedFunerals have been taking place of residents killed in an earthquake in Guatemala earlier this week. More than 50 people died in and around the village of… 10/11/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish police at PKK funeralRiot police and Kurdish protesters have clashed in southeastern Turkey during a funeral for a PKK militant killed in a shootout with the army. As the… 03/11/2012
Relative calm on the streets of BeirutGangs of youths gather on street corners, but the feeling on the streets of southern Beirut is one of relative calm. Sporadic shooting has been heard in the… 22/10/2012
Big crowds mourn Lebanese intelligence chiefIn Lebanon, thousands of mourners have turned out in Beirut for the funeral of a senior intelligence official, assassinated in a bomb attack blamed on… 21/10/2012
Intelligence chief funeral sparks riot in BeirutViolence erupted in Beirut after the funeral of a senior Lebanese intelligence official who was killed in an attack that has been blamed on Syria. Crowds… 21/10/2012
Lebanon prepares to bury its murdered intelligence chiefThe opposition in Lebanon have called for a big turnout at the funeral of the murdered intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan. He is due to be interred at a… 21/10/2012
Tensions mount as Lebanon mourns victims of bomb attackLebanon has been remembering the victims of Friday’s deadly bomb attack in Beirut with a day of mourning. Intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan was killed… 20/10/2012
Body of late Cambodian king returns homeThe body of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk has been welcomed by hundreds of thousands of mourners in his homeland’s capital. Cambodians dressed in… 17/10/2012
Tributes to former Algerian President BenjedidAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika led tributes to former president Chadli Benjedid on Sunday after he died at the age of 83 following a long… 08/10/2012
The trauma that is Katyn refuses to go awayPolice had to be called to maintain order at a cemetery in Warsaw where the remains of one of the victims of the 2010 Smolensk plane crash was being… 26/09/2012
Celebrations for the life of the man who walked on the moonA public memorial service has been held at the Washington National Cathedral for the life of astronaut, Neil Armstrong. Former colleagues who also explored… 14/09/2012
Tributes paid to Ethiopia’s late prime ministerThousands of people are attending the state funeral of Ethiopia’s late prime minister Meles Zenawi. The 57-year-old died from an infection suddenly last… 02/09/2012
State funeral for Ethiopia leader ZenawiThe funeral for Ethiopia’s long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is taking place in Addis Ababa. Several African leaders are expected to attend the… 02/09/2012
Private funeral for astronaut Neil ArmstrongThe funeral has been held for the American astronaut Neil Armstrong who died last Saturday. Around 400 of the 82-year-old’s closest family and friends took… 01/09/2012
First funerals held for striking South African minersThe first funerals were held on Saturday for the striking miners shot dead by police in South Africa over a week ago. Thirty-four miners were killed when… 25/08/2012
Doubts over authorship of Gaziantep car bombOn a day when four more Turkish soldiers died in the mainly Kurdish south-east, falling victim to remote-controlled roadside bombs, the prime minister and… 23/08/2012
Thousands attend US funerals of Sikh shooting victimsThousands of mourners turned out in the US state of Wisconsin for the funerals of six worshippers killed in a shooting rampage at a Sikh temple last… 11/08/2012
Funerals for Egyptian officers killed on Israeli borderMilitary funerals have been held for 15 of the 16 Egyptian police officers shot dead near the country’s border with Israel. Sunday’s attack has been on… 07/08/2012
