Calls for end to violence at funeral of film-maker
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The Dutch film-maker whose brutal murder sparked a spiral of racial violence in the Netherlands was cremated yesterday amid appeals for an end to a spate of attacks on mosques, schools and churches.
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BEIRUT -- The funeral for an anti-Syrian lawmaker killed by a car bomb swelled yesterday to tens of thousands of mourners, who angrily blamed the Damascus government and its ally Hezbollah for the latest political killing in Lebanon.
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Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Saturday delivered the eulogy at a packed funeral service for an unarmed Honduran immigrant shot and killed by an off-duty policeman following a traffic accident a week ago.
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The Netherlands mourned the outspoken  filmmaker killed a week ago by a suspected Islamic extremist,  while Dutch Muslims rallied to urge reconciliation on Tuesday  after a wave of apparent revenge attacks on mosques.
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Music and film stars joined top political figures and tens of thousands of tearful fans to honour opera legend Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral Saturday.
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Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown.
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Thousands turn out for the funeral of Filipino film star Fernando Poe Jr who narrowly lost this year's presidential poll.
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Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on Wednesday called for an end to the lawlessness following a spate of violence in the aftermath of filmmaker Theo van Gogh&#39;s death last week.
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Thousands attend the funeral of an ethnic Albanian youth killed by a Serbian border guard, raising fears of unrest.
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The beating death of a passer-by who filmed a streetside fracas between villagers and authorities touched off protests in central China, in the latest incident to underscore public anger over abusive treatment by government employees.
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The funeral is to take place of the controversial Dutch filmmaker amid increasing religious tension.
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Up to 30,000 people attend the funeral of a Bangladeshi opposition politician killed in a grenade attack in Dhaka.
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A ceremony to honour those who died in Chile's  military coup ends in violence between protesters and police.
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Â· Grieving pair in emotional plea to culprit's family Â· Liverpool police hint that death linked to gang war
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The grandson of slain  Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi urged Palestinians on Thursday to  rise up peacefully to demand an end to Israeli occupation, and  said freedom was close.
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The funeral of Rhys Jones, the 11-year-old shot dead in a pub car park last week, will be held in Liverpool's Anglican cathedral next Thursday.
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Tens of thousands of people attended the funeral of a slain evangelical pastor on Sunday, calling on authorities to do more to combat crime in Haiti.