Sorrow, frustration as 100,000 say goodbye to Nelson Mandela

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 05:07

Hundreds of South Africans broke through a police cordon in a last-gasp bid to join the estimated 100,000 people who viewed Nelson Mandela`s remains during three days of lying in state.

Lakhs pay homage to last scion of Mysore royal family

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 21:17

Tens of thousands of people on Wednesday bade an emotional farewell to the last scion of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar.

Paul Walker`s funeral planned for weekend

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 15:29

Paul Walker`s family has planned a funeral for him this weekend with the cast and crew of his movie ‘The Fast and The Furious’.

`Nelson Mandela`s funeral will be one of biggest in world`

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 10:27

The funeral of Nelson Mandela on December 15 in his ancestral home of Qunu will be larger than that of Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and Pope John Paul II combined, ANC leader Ismail Vadi has said.

Nicole Scherzinger to sing at Mandela`s funeral?

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 08:47

Singer Nicole Scherzinger will reportedly perform at funeral of anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela.

Final funeral for NYC train derailment victims

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 17:17

The last of the funerals for passengers killed when a Metro-North Railroad train derailed has been held, as transit officials worked to fix the tracks for the eventual restoration of full service.

South Africa plans funeral of the ages for Mandela

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 09:13

A grieving South Africa started preparing Saturday to host a unique gathering of world leaders for Nelson Mandela`s funeral, as his family expressed their profound sadness and loss at the anti-apartheid icon`s death.

Czech premier not happy to attend Mandela funeral

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 01:01

Many world leaders have said they wouldn`t miss Nelson Mandela`s funeral for anything, but Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok isn`t among them.

Paul Walker`s `special` funeral plans underway

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:22

Paul Walker`s family wants to honour him in a special way and plans for his funeral are underway.

Iraq funeral suicide bomb kills 12: Officials

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:06

A suicide bombing at the funeral of the son of a tribal leader and anti-Al-Qaeda militiaman killed 12 people and wounded 25 others in central Iraq today, officials said.

Dead baby in China wakes up crying at funeral parlour

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 22:50

A Chinese baby who had been declared dead by doctors shocked mourners by crying aloud at a funeral parlour, minutes before his cremation.

Nitish mourns the death of Muneshwar Prasad Singh

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 17:17

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday mourned the passing away of veteran socialist leader and former minister Muneshwar Prasad Singh and announced a state funeral him.