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Up to 20,000 in Copenhagen vigil for Paris attack victims: police
Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen mourn the victims of the Paris attacks.
16 November 2015
Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane
The flight had been bringing holidaymakers back to Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, when it disappeared off radar screens while over the Sinai peninsula.
02 November 2015
Hollywood mourns 'Titanic' composer Horner
Shell-shocked Hollywood mourned James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer of musical scores for "Titanic" and "Avatar," who died in a plane crash aged 61.
24 June 2015
Families mourn Mali desert crash victims as military stand by
Relatives of 116 people killed in an Air Algerie crash in July visited the scene of the disaster in remote hazardous northern Mali under tight military guard.
22 April 2015
1,400 mourners join memorial for Germanwings crash victims
Grieving relatives joined political and religious leaders at a sombre German memorial service for the victims of last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps.
18 April 2015
Cathedral service to mourn 150 victims of Germanwings crash
Germany will hold a memorial service to mourn the victims of the Germanwings crash.
17 April 2015
EU foreign ministers pay tribute to Germanwings crash victims
The foreign ministers of France, Spain and Germany paid tribute to the victims of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps at Barcelona airport.
13 April 2015
Kenyans mourn massacre dead, wait in anguish at morgue
They came in their hundreds, fearful of attacks but determined to honour the victims of one of Kenya's worst ever massacres.
06 April 2015
Grief shrouds German town as air crash victims mourned
The small German town of Haltern am See held an emotional memorial service for the 16 pupils and two teachers from a local school.
02 April 2015
Germany to hold national memorial for crash victims on April 17
Germany will hold a national memorial ceremony and service for victims of a Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, on April 17.
28 March 2015
Australia farewells former PM Fraser at state funeral
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a state funeral for former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser.
27 March 2015
Hollande says Thursday to be day of mourning in France
French President announced would be a day of mourning in the wake of the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left at least 12 dead.
08 January 2015
Thousands pay tribute to 'visionary' Australian ex-PM Whitlam
Thousands of mourners turned out for the memorial service of former leader Gough Whitlam Wednesday.
05 November 2014
Mourners bid final farewell to US editor Ben Bradlee
Movers and shakers in the US capital rubbed shoulders with big-name journalists to bid a final farewell to former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.
30 October 2014
Thousands mourn Canada soldier killed in Ottawa attack
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of the Canadian city of Hamilton for the funeral of a soldier killed in an attack in the center of the nation's capital.
29 October 2014
China announces national 'Martyrs' Day': report
Chinese lawmakers have approved a national day to commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders.
01 September 2014
Malaysia falls silent in honour of returning MH17 dead
Malaysians paused for a minute of silence on a nationwide day of mourning held to sombrely welcome home the first remains of its 43 citizens.
22 August 2014
Tens of thousands mourn Brazil presidential candidate Campos
More than 160,000 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
18 August 2014
Australia holds national day of mourning for MH17 victims
Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine.
07 August 2014
California college mourns shooting victims
Thousands of students attended a memorial service Tuesday for the victims of a college shooting rampage, as the university declared a day of mourning.
28 May 2014