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Cambodians mourn former king in funeral procession
Thousands of mourners accompanied a gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk -- the dominant figure of modern Cambodia -- in ...
Mexican church sparks debate on forgiving killers
An order of Roman Catholic priests in Mexico has produced a video urging relatives of drug cartel victims to adopt a Christ-like forgiveness by ...
Neglect, errors to blame in Brazil nightclub fire
There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by ...
Arrests made in Brazil fire, funerals begin
Brazilian police say they've made three arrests and are seeking a fourth person in connection with a nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people.
Bahrain police, mourners clash after boy's funeral
Riot police and mourners have clashed in Bahrain following the funeral of an 8-year-old boy whom opposition groups claim died from respiratory ...
Pa. man gets drive-thru send-off after funeral
Mourners at a Pennsylvania fast-food fan's funeral wanted him to have it his way, so they arranged for his hearse — and the rest of the procession — ...
Stan Musial remembered during funeral Mass
Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by ...
Suicide blast at funeral kills 25 in Iraq
A suicide bomber struck a packed funeral ceremony at a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens in ...
Woman eulogizes husband, sons who died on hike
The widow of an Air Force veteran who died with two of their young sons during a Missouri hike told mourners Friday she's comforted knowing her ...
Tens of thousands attend Kurdish funeral in Turkey
Tens of thousands gathered Thursday for the funeral ceremony of three Kurdish activists who were shot dead in Paris in an attack many believe was an ...
Haiti plans subdued memorial 3 years after quake
The Haitian government plans a low-key ceremony Saturday for the third anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the country and killed hundreds ...
Final resting place of Newtown gunman a mystery
The body of the man who massacred 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school was claimed by his father, a family spokesman said Monday, but the ...
Choctaw family devastated in Miss. SUV wreck
Funerals will be held this week for five young siblings and an adult who died when a sport utility vehicle driven by the children's father careened ...
Autopsy: NY gunman shot self, not hit by police
The gunman who lured two firefighters to their deaths died of a self-inflicted shot to the head and wasn't hit by return fire from a police officer, ...
2 NY firefighters who survived gun ambush thankful
Two firefighters wounded by a gunman who set his upstate New York house ablaze and killed two of their colleagues in an ambush with weapons he wasn't ...
Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his Christmas vacation on Sunday in Hawaii: — INOUYE FUNERAL: Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ...
Memorial service for Sen. Inouye held in Hawaii
The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was remembered Sunday as an American hero whose legacy as a war veteran and longtime senator would be felt across Hawaii ...
Inouye praised as humble leader at Hawaii Capitol
The late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is being praised as a humble leader who embodied honor, dignity and duty during a public visitation at Hawaii's state ...
Lives remembered at string of Conn. services
The community of Newtown, Conn., is wrapping up funerals and memorial services for the 26 children and adults killed on Dec. 14 at an elementary ...
Bells toll for victims one week after shooting
The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 ...
Newtown first responders carry heavy burdens
While the people of Newtown do their best to cope with loss and preserve the memories of their loved ones, another class of residents is also finding ...
Final Capitol tribute to late Hawaii Sen. Inouye
Sen. Daniel Inouye, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, was remembered Thursday as a man who gallantly defended his country on the ...
Funerals become a sad routine in Newtown
A season that should be a time of joy has been marked by heart-wrenching loss in Newtown, as more victims from the massacre of 20 children and six ...
One by one, shattered Newtown buries its dead
One by one by one by one, each with fresh heartbreak, hearses crisscrossed two New England towns on Wednesday, bearing three tiny victims of the Sandy ...