Croc Hunter's family turns down state funeral for 'ordinary bloke'
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Wildlife TV star Steve Irwin's grieving father turned down a state funeral for a son he described as &quot;an ordinary bloke,&quot; as a global wave of mourning astonished Australia.
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Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger's father appealing for mourners to be allowed to grieve in peace.
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HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday turned down the euthanasia plea made by the mother of chess player, Venkatesh on the ground that the Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1995 is devoid of such a provision.
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Malaysian conservation groups on Wednesday called for a halt to crocodile hunts in the wild jungles of Borneo mounted by Malaysians searching for the remains of a boy feared to have been eaten by one of the reptiles.
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Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday   he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the   "Crocodile Hunter" died in a freak diving accident, adding that   his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and son of slain New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, said he will not run for state attorney general, a move that takes him out of a race that could have pitted him against his estranged brother-in-law, Andrew Cuomo.
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Admirers of Australian &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin were being urged to wear his trademark colour of khaki in an international tribute to the slain wildlife warrior.
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An Australian politician famed for his pledge to &quot;keep the bastards honest&quot; will be given a state funeral after dying at the age of 81, Prime Minister John Howard said.
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A terminally-ill baby who died after life-saving treatment was withheld by  the High Court is being buried.
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Labour backbencher Jon Cruddas  has turned down a government job offered to him by PM Gordon Brown.
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The family of China's purged Communist Party chief, Zhao Ziyang, has decided not to request the government to arrange a state funeral, a source close to the family said on Tuesday.
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The family of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has decided on a private funeral to be held within a week, and a public memorial service will be held within two weeks, with thousands expected.
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The family of purged Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang has decided to forgo a state funeral, sparing China's leaders a sensitive decision on whether to hold a high-profile ceremony that they fear could trigger protests.
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Contestant unaware father has died The Oz version of human zoo Big Brother has copped flack for not telling a contestant her dad has died, the BBC reports.â¦
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Flags on Sydney's famed Harbour Bridge have been lowered to half-mast in a sombre bow to Australia's iconic television &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin and the late racing legend Peter Brock.
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Australian leaders on Friday ruled out Prince William becoming the country&#39;s governor-general, with one commenting that the best place for British royals was half-a-world away in the United Kingdom.
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Actor Russell Crowe denies reports he is to play the late Australian naturalist Steve Irwin in a film biopic.