The three caskets inside a Manhattan church on Thursday morning provided a heart-wrenching backdrop to the funeral service for the young girls who were killed, along with their grandparents, in a fire that consumed a Stamford, Conn. home.

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Unbearable Grief as Three Sisters Killed in Christmas Day Fire are Mourned

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Pyongyang one day after the funeral of Kim Jong-il to swear their allegiance to his son in a dynastic transfer of power.

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North Korea Declares Kim Jong-un as Supreme Leader

Thousands of North Koreans are attending the funeral for the former leader Kim Jong-il, many of whom have been seen crying and wailing on state television.

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VIDEO: Is N Korea’s grief ‘choreographed’?

Leaders from around the world prepare to attend the funeral of former Czech President Vaclav Havel in Prague.

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Leaders prepare to honour Havel

Kim Jong-il’s son and heir and senior officials pay their respects as the late North Korean leader lies in state ahead of his funeral next week.

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North Korea leader lies in state

Muhammad Ali and a host of boxing greats were in attendance at the funeral of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in Philadelphia.

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Boxing unites for Frazier funeral

Fans of veteran DJ and presenter Sir Jimmy Savile will be able to say goodbye to him ahead of his funeral next week.

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Fans to say farewell to Sir Jimmy

Security forces open fire at the funeral of Syrian Kurdish opposition figure Mishaal al-Tammo, killing up to five people, activists say.

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Syrian forces ‘fire on mourners’

Over 400 mourners attend the funeral of one of the miners who died when a colliery in Swansea Valley flooded

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Hundreds attend funeral for miner

The parents of a teenager who was mauled to death by a polar bear in Norway say his funeral was “a wonderful tribute to his achievements”.

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Polar bear death boy funeral held

Up to 20,000 people have gathered for a prayer event ahead of the funeral for three men killed during riots in Birmingham.

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VIDEO: Funerals for riot victims

Four years ago, cassette tapes were headed toward their funeral. In 2007, British tabloid The Sun declared the death of the cassette, after the announcement that a major electronics retailer in the United Kingdom would cease selling cassette tapes. In 2009, the webzine Pop Matters bid cassettes good riddance: “Some mediums are just meant to die and never experience a revival. Cassettes seem destined to fall into this category.” Then, last year, cassettes began to rise from the dead. In the fall, NPR reported that cassettes were having a “kind of” revival, with at least 25 labels in the United States putting out new music exclusively on tape. In a lengthy essay in Pitchfork, contributor Marc Hogan detailed examples of the “broader underground resurgence” of cassettes. Read full article > >

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Cassette tapes make a comeback

As family and friends gathered for the funeral of Derek Boogaard in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, Boogaard was remembered in the context of a different kind of family – his last “billet mom,” in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

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Slap Shot: Boogaard Is Remembered by His ‘Billet Mom’

Famous faces from the worlds of sport and entertainment gather in Kent to pay tribute at the funeral of boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper.

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VIDEO: Remembering a British boxing legend

Crowds have attended the funeral in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, of Colonel Gaddafi’s youngest son, Saif al-Arab.

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VIDEO: Funeral held for Gaddafi’s son