Italy Grieving relatives attend state funeral for victims of Italian quake Weeping relatives hugged each other and reached out to touch the varnished coffins of victims of an earthquake at a state funeral held on Saturday (August 27) for some of the 290 people who died in th 27/08/2016
Turkey Ankara vows to 'completely cleanse' ISIL militants from border region A victim of a wedding party attack has been laid to rest, as Turkey vows to “completely cleanse” ISIL militants from its border region. 22/08/2016
Pakistan Pakistan mourns Quetta hospital bombing The head of Pakistan’s army has ordered extra security operations across the country following Monday’s deadly suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta. 09/08/2016
France Thousands turn out for funeral of murdered French priest Thousands of mourners on Monday attended the funeral mass of the Catholic priest murdered in his own church by Islamic extremists. 02/08/2016
France Thousands attend murdered priest's funeral Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral mass of Jacques Hamel, the Catholic priest murdered in his own church by Islamic extremists. 02/08/2016
no comment Cambodians mourn beloved activist Tens of thousands gathered on Sunday (July 24) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to join a funeral procession taking the body of assassinated government critic Kem Ley to his hometown in Takeo… 25/07/2016
Afghanistan First burials for victims of Kabul suicide attack More than 80 people were killed and 200 injured in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital on Saturday. The twin bombing targeted a peaceful protest by members of the Hazara minority. 25/07/2016
USA Minnesota: Thousands pay tribute to Philando Castile Families and friends of Philando Castile were joined by hundreds of mourners at the Cathedral of St. 14/07/2016
Iran Iran: thousands mourn film director Abbas Kiarostami Thousands of people in Iran have attended the funeral of acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami. 10/07/2016
USA Funerals start for victims of Orlando gay club massacre The first funerals have taken place for victims of the Orlando massacre in the nearby city of Kissimmee. 17/06/2016
world news Muhammad Ali remembered in final farewell in Kentucky The world has said a final farewell to Muhammad Ali. 11/06/2016
world news The world says a final farewell to boxing great, Muhammad Ali The world has said a final farewell to Muhammad Ali. 10/06/2016
USA Turkey's Erdogan cuts short Muhammad Ali funeral visit Confusion surrounds Turkey's President Erdogan cutting short a US visit where he was due to attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali. 10/06/2016
USA Traditional Muslim funeral service honours Muhammad Ali The US city of Louisville has begun a series of ceremonies to celebrate and honour its greatest son, boxing legend Muhammad Ali. 09/06/2016
USA Louisville mourns Muhammad Ali with prayer service The US city of Louisville has been mourning its greatest son. 09/06/2016
Turkey First funerals held for victims of Istanbul car bomb attack Mourners gather for the first funerals after a car bomb attack in Istanbul killed 11 people and injured 36 others. 08/06/2016
Lebanon Hundreds attend Beirut funeral for Hezbollah commander Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut. Mustafa Badreddine is said to have died in an 13/05/2016
Egypt Egypt: Funeral for eight policemen shot dead in Cairo Egypt has held a military funeral for eight policemen gunned down in an ambush in the capital. The minister of the interior attended the ceremony in Cairo. 08/05/2016
Democratic Republic Of Congo Papa Wemba buried in Kinshasa The Democratic Republic of Congo has been remembering its favourite son, Papa Wemba, who has been buried in Kinshasa. A private ceremony was held for 04/05/2016
West Bank Israeli authorities discuss a halt on returning attackers' bodies Israeli authorities are discussing whether or not to continue handing back the bodies of people killed while carrying out attacks on soldiers 04/05/2016
Italy Funeral held for first Italian victim of Spanish coach crash Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Francesca Bonello in Genoa. She was one of the seven Italian victims in Sunday’s coach crash in 23/03/2016
Italy Funeral held for Italian author Umberto Eco Family, fans and government ministers have gathered for the funeral of Italian author Umberto Eco in Milan. He was best known for his international 24/02/2016
Egypt Egypt's best known journalist Mohamed Heikal dies at 92 Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world’s best known political commentator, died on Wednesday at age 92, Egyptian state television reported 17/02/2016
Canada 'National' funeral for Celine Dion's husband 'over the top' The cost of organising the “national” funeral for Celine Dion’s husband was picked up by the government of Quebec. That’s despite Dion being the 25/01/2016
West Bank West Bank crowds mourn 14 killed in recent violence Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron mourned the death of 14 people who were killed in recent attacks and clashes. The bodies 02/01/2016
Spain Funerals for Spanish police officers killed in Kabul Two Spanish police officers killed in a suicide attack at Spain’s embassy in Kabul last Friday have been given state funerals. The King of Spain 15/12/2015
