Burial

Bee attack forces kin to abandon body of 80-year-old woman at burial ground, run for cover

In a bizarre incident, the body of an 80-year old dead woman was briefly abandoned at a burial ground as her relatives ran for cover following a attack by bees.

Rest in peace: Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage

Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon buried at family ranch

Israel honoured Sharon with a three-part state funeral, beginning in the Knesset (Parliament) plaza and ending with his burial at his Sycamore Ranch, the family home in the Negev.

Gaddafi likely to be buried in an unmarked grave today

Libya's leader, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, said today the decisions on what to do with Gaddafi's body will be governed by a fatwa.