Lavish tombstones prohibited in Kyrgyzstan
Tengrinews.kz - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree implementing the law "On Burial and Funeral Affairs," banning lavish monuments
Japanese monks karate chop, chant in funeral contest
Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff in a contest highlighting sutra chanting skills, giving funeral sermons and loud karate chops.
'No politics please': Russians bury first Egypt crash victims
Numb with grief, a young woman wept and called for her mother at a funeral in a small village in northwestern Russia for one of the victims of the plane crash inEgypt.
Denouncing Erdogan, Turks lay Ankara victims to rest
Grieving loved ones laid to rest some of the victims of the double suicide bombings in Ankara that left 97 dead, denouncing the government in the first funerals from modern Turkey's worst attack.
Afghanistan says gatherings mourning Mullah Omar 'legitimate target'
Afghanistan's spy agency banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Obama hails Biden's son Beau as 'original' in eulogy
Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, was a selfless "original" who made his own way in life, President Barack Obama said in a eulogy.
Kazakh PM Karim Massimov attends funeral of Lee Kuan Yew
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov has attended the state funeral service for the founding father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.
Australia farewells former PM Fraser at state funeral
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a state funeral for former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser.
Singapore mourns Lee with buns, dolls and exercise routines
The death of Singapore's founding leader on Monday has spawned unusual tributes and business ideas, ranging from the reverent to the ridiculous.
Bill Clinton to lead US delegation to Lee Kuan Yew funeral
Former president Bill Clinton will lead a delegation from the United States to the state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew.
Emotional scenes as Singapore pays tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
Singaporeans wept on the streets and queued in their thousands to pay tribute to founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.
Hundreds attend funeral of Copenhagen gunman
Hundreds of people attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.
Thousands at US funerals of Muslim 'hate crime' victims
The families of three Muslim students shot dead by a white neighbor in the US said an emotional farewell to their loved ones.
Nazarbayev expresses condolence over death of Saudi Arabian King
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences over the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
Turkish president postpones Somalia trip to attend Abdullah funeral
Turkish President Recep Tayyi Erdogan on Friday postponed a planned trip to Somalia to attend the funeral of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman is new ruler
Saudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah died and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world's top oil exporter.
New York mayor greeted by heckles at police ceremony
Simmering tensions between the city of New York's police force and its top official boiled over again into public view.
Sea of blue mourns slain New York cop
Tens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.
Party funeral for British tourist murdered in Thailand
Family and friends staged a party funeral to bid farewell to Hannah Witheridge, one of two British tourists murdered on a Thai holiday island.
Divided Haiti prepares national farewell to 'Baby Doc'
Haiti is preparing an appropriate send-off for former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.