America says goodbye to first moon-walker Neil Armstrong
Hundreds of mourners turned out on Thursday to remember Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, at a special public interfaith meeting ahead of the planned burial at sea.
Armstrong, 82, di
Egyptians throng former spy chief Suleiman’s funeral
Thousands of well-wishers and Egypt's military brass gathered on Saturday for the funeral of the country's former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a key figure in the fallen Mubarak regime who died this week in hospital in the United States.
80 fall ill after eating at banquet in China
Over 80 people fell ill late on Sunday after eating at a funeral banquet in China.
Villagers in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region ate at a dinner on Saturday night following the funeral of a local man
Goa priest bans burying dead with gold, trinkets
Funerals will not be conducted if relatives of deceased bury the dead with gold and other valuables, a Goan Roman Catholic priest said on Saturday.
Father Raul Colaco, the priest from Goa Velha, told