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Funeral for family killed in fire
The funeral of a doctor and her five children who died in a house fire in Essex takes place.
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Clashes break out in Beirut after slain official’s funeral
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen exchanged fire in southern districts of Beirut overnight after the state funeral of an assassinated Lebanese intelligence chief ended in violence when angry mourners broke away and tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib…
Anti-Syria forces rally at Beirut funeral
Lebanon’s Martyr’s Square becomes a sea of flags, with the banner of the rebel Free Syrian Army and Islamist slogans
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Clashes erupt after Hassan funeral in Beirut
Anger boils over as mourners gather in their thousands in central Beirut for funeral of slain intelligence chief.
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Clashes erupt after Hassan funeral in Beirut
Anger boils over as mourners gather in their thousands in central Beirut for funeral of slain intelligence chief.
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Syria denounced at Beirut funeral rally for slain official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in central Beirut on Sunday for the funeral of an assassinated senior intelligence officer, accusing Syria of involvement in the killing and calling for Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to quit.
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Thousands gather for Lebanese official’s funeral
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag gathered in Beirut Sunday for the funeral for a top intelligence official who was assassinated in a massive car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria.
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Beirut braces for funeral of anti-Syrian official
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese forces set up road blocks and cordoned off Beirut’s central square Sunday, boosting security in the capital ahead of a public funeral for an assassinated intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syria.
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Biden due at funeral Tuesday for ex-Sen. Specter
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania’s longest-serving U.S. senator, will be remembered at a public funeral service attended by Vice President Joe Biden, his longtime senate colleague.
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Yankees manager Girardi attends dad’s funeral
Jerry Girardi was memorialized Monday as a dedicated laborer who built the ranch-style Illinois home where he raised five highly successful children — two doctors, a math professor, an accountant and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
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Second shot PC funeral to be held
The funeral of Greater Manchester PC Fiona Bone is due to take place, a day after a service was held for a colleague who died in the same shooting.
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Funeral for shot police officer
The funeral of PC Nicola Hughes, who was killed alongside her colleague in a gun and grenade attack, is to be held at Manchester Cathedral later.
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Funeral for Rev. Moon draws thousands
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder and “messiah” of the Unification Church, was laid to rest Saturday in an elaborate ceremony attended by tens of thousands.
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Funeral held for Reverend Moon
Tens of thousands attend the funeral in South Korea of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, who died this month at the age of 92.
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Funeral under way for Ethiopia’s Zenawi
African leaders are attending state burial in Addis Ababa of former prime minister, who died suddenly last month.
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Leaders gather for Meles funeral
African leaders gather in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for the funeral of long-serving PM Meles Zenawi, who died suddenly in August
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Deadly car bomb hits Damascus funeral
Twelve killed in blast in capital, while Turkey warns it has limited space to cope with growing influx of refugees.
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Deadly car bomb at Syria funeral
Twelve people are reported killed by a car bomb at a funeral for supporters of President Bashar al-Assad in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus.
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Funeral for Sikh shooting victims
Political leaders join mourners at the funerals of six victims of last Sunday’s shooting at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin.
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