
Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people.
Yemen launches major offensive against al-Qaida
Thousands of Yemeni troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an offensive on Wednesday in a southern province to drive al-Qaida militants from ...
Iran funeral turns into political protest
Video clips from Iran show mourners chanting opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric in the largest political protest in years.
Italy tries to reduce violence against women
Violence against women in Italy has been thrust into the spotlight with a raft of headline-grabbing murders of women by their lovers — a trend the U.N
Zimbabwe honors deputy intelligence chief
The Zimbabwe prime minister's party said it stayed away from a state funeral Monday for an intelligence officer because he had been convicted by a ...

Serbia holds funeral for Yugoslavia's last king
Serbia held a funeral on Sunday for Yugoslavia's last king, Peter II Karadjordjevic, who had fled the country at the start of World War II and died ...

NY funeral for student accidentally shot by police
They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the ...

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of ...

Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded ...

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight ...

Bittersweet end for missing in Bangladesh collapse
As Farida knelt beside the linen-wrapped body and looked at the dress that she herself had purchased, her sobs of sorrow turned to tears of painful ...

Boston bomb suspect charged; religious motive seen
The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any ...

A week after Boston bombings, suspect hospitalized
Boston Marathon bombings supect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat, and the ...

Thatcher Funeral: Guest list standouts
More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 ...

Britain's Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing ...

Thatcher Funeral: Attendees and No-Shows
More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S.

London Marathon to go ahead after Boston bombings
Determined to put on a show of "solidarity" for Boston, defiant London Marathon organizers will stage the race as planned on Sunday despite the threat ...

Thatcher coffin taken to Parliament before funeral
The body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was taken Tuesday to the Houses of Parliament in London, where it will rest overnight ...
Obama asks Shultz, Baker to go to Thatcher funeral
President Barack Obama has asked former Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to lead a delegation to former British Prime ...

Boston blasts prompt UK review of London Marathon
British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed two ...

Somalia leader: Foreigners aided attack on court
Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in ...

Pre-dawn rehearsal for Margaret Thatcher's funeral
A pre-dawn military rehearsal was held Monday in preparation for Margaret Thatcher's funeral, while officials announced the familiar bells of the Big ...
Guinea: Ex-leader Dadis Camara comes for burial
Exiled former coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara arrived in Guinea Saturday in the southern town of Nzerekore to attend the funeral of his mother, ...