Tributes to tragic Gurkhas
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The London-based security firm which employed four former Gurkhas killed in a rocket attack on their compound in Baghdad have paid tribute to them as &quot;brave and professional individuals&quot;.
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One of the world&#39;s most famous monuments, India&#39;s Taj Mahal, celebrates its 350th birthday on Monday with a cultural extravaganza that hopes to pay a fitting tribute to the historic symbol of love.
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Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral.
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Thousands of mourners have attended funeral prayers for two of the victims of Sunday&#39;s blast at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
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Nepal's Sherpa community was plunged into mourning Friday over the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, a "second father" to a people whose sacred peak Everest he became the first man to conquer in 1953.
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Renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar on her birthday.
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Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to Amrish Puri.
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"This is an appalling act of terrorism. Today Pakistan has lost one of its bravest daughters. Those responsible have not only murdered a courageous leader but have put at risk hopes for the country's return to democracy."  Gordon Brown said that Benazir Bhutto was killed by "cowards afraid of democracy" as British politicians, many of whom knew her as a personal friend, joined the international wave of condemnation of her death. via Times Online
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Palestinians reacted with tears and tributes to the death of their leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday.
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Hundreds of visitors started gathering at the tomb of Mother Teresa in eastern India on Wednesday to pay tribute on the tenth anniversary of her death, with many hoping for the nun&#39;s sainthood.
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Too often, those who make the greatest contributions to mankind pass away into obscurity, their legacy becoming one with the collective experience. One such man passed away this month. You may not know him or recognize his name, but you have cause to mourn his passing.  And what was his gift to the world? You need look no further than the grey image above these words.
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LONDON: Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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Tributes are played to a British soldier killed in Afghanistan after he is named by the Ministry of Defence.
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Nepal's Sherpas went into mourning Thursday at the death of Sir Edmund Hillary and pledged to ensure his legacy lives on in the community he has helped since the first conquest of Everest in 1953.
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Nearly 20 years after their loved ones died in the worst terror strike prior to the September 11 attacks, relatives of 329 people killed in an Air India jet bombing are at last in sight of justice.
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Hundreds of Tamil people gather in Trafalgar Square to remember those killed in the tsunami and highlight the plight of those who survived.
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Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao has been cremated with full state honours in his home state of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao, 83, died of heart failure on Thursday after a long illness.