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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

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

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

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

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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

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New Zealand: memorial service for Jonah Lomu

An memorial service was held in the Eden Park in Auckland to celebrate the life of rugby legend Jonah Legend, who died at the age of 40 years old

Sport

Thousands gather at Eden Park for Lomu memorial

A public and very emotional memorial service took place at Eden Park in Auckland on Monday for All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu, who died earlier this

Russia

Russian marine Alexander Pozynich buried

A Russian marine killed by rebels in Syria has been buried in his native town of Novocherkassk. Alexander Pozynich, 29, was on board a helicopter

Egypt

Funeral in Egypt of victim of Paris attacks

The funeral takes place in Egypt of one of the victims of last week’s attacks in Paris. 28-year-old Saleh Al-Jabali was among the dozens of people

Jordan

Jordanian police academy killer on a journey to 'paradise or hell'

Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a Jordanian police captain who shot dead five people at police training centre. Two of the

Hungary

Hungary former president Goncz buried in Budapest

Former Hungarian President Arpad Goncz was buried in Budapest on Friday. Hungary’s first post-communist president, Goncz held the office for two

Russia

Sinai tragedy: funerals begin amid fresh theories over cause of crash

Funerals have begun to take place in Russia for some of the 224 victims of the Sinai air crash. In the north western city of Veliky Novgorod

Israel

Grief and protest in the West Bank as seven Palestinians laid to rest

Thousands have attended a funeral procession in Hebron for five Palestinian teenagers killed in the recent upsurge of violence between Israel and

Sweden

Sweden pays tribute to school attack 'hero'

An emotional crowd gathered on Wednesday (October 28) at the funeral of Lavin Eskandar, killed last week in a sword attack on a Swedish school. The

Turkey

ISIL in the frame for Ankara bomb attacks says Turkish PM

In cities and towns across Turkey they are burying their dead. It is a shared grief mixed with anger vented on the ruling AK Party. The chant of

Turkey

Turkish government close to identifying bombing suspect

They are burying their dead in Istanbul. It is a shared grief mixed with anger after two suicide bombers killed 97 people in the capital Ankara. The

Iran

Thousands attend funeral ceremony in Tehran for Hajj crush victims

Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Iranian pilgrims killed in the Hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia. They chanted

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Aylan buried with his bother in Kobani

Syria

Aylan: Kobani awash with tears as the toddler, his brother and mother are buried

The coffins of two toddlers and their mother who drowned trying to reach safety in Greece and a new life in Europe have been taken back to Syria for

Ukraine

Ukraine: full military honours for national guard funeral

There were full military honours for the funeral of a soldier killed in protests in Kiev on Monday. Ihor Hebrin was a conscript in Ukraine’s National