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The mother of Free Syrian Army fighter Abdullah, mourns as his body is brought home during his funeral in Aleppo, on Dec. 21. According to local residents, the fighter was killed by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday.
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Prayers are said at the graves of children killed by a mine explosion in Chaparhar, in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, on Dec. 17, 2012. An exploding bomb or land mine killed ten young girls as they were gathering firewood outside their village in the east of the country.
A blast killed 10 Afghan girls who were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan, according to government officials. In a separate incident, two Afghans died in an attack in Kabul. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
By NBC News staff and wire reports — A blast killed 10 Afghan girls Monday as they were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan, government officials said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion in volatile Nangarhar province. It could have been a bomb planted by Taliban insurgents or a landmine left over from decades of conflict.
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Meanwhile, a truck full of explosives blew up when it hit the offices of a U.S.-based company in the capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding at least 15, Kabul Police Chief Gen. Ayoub Salangi said. Read the full story.
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Security personnel of the Contrack company stand at the scene of an explosion in Kabul on Dec. 17, 2012. A car bomb exploded outside a compound housing a U.S. military contractor in the Afghan capital Monday, blowing apart an exterior wall and wounding dozens inside, company representatives and police said.
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Egyptian activists carry the coffin of Gaber Salah, an activist who died overnight after he was critically injured in clashes with police last week, during his funeral in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.
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Egyptians carry the body of Gaber Salah during his funeral procession in Cairo on Nov. 26.
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A mourner wearing chains attends the funeral of youth activist Gaber Salah.
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Egyptian protesters react during the funeral of Gaber Salah.
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A masked protester during clashes with police in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.
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Mourners attend the funeral of activist Gaber Salah in Cairo.
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The tents of activists in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.
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Kashmiri Muslim women comfort a wailing relative of Mushtaq Ahmed during his funeral procession in Srinagar, India, Nov. 16, 2012. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a liquor shop Thursday on the banks of Dal Lake killing Ahmed and injuring four more, police said.
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Kashmiri villagers grieve during the funeral procession of Shabir Ahmed Mir, a suspected militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba, in Chingam, some 37 miles south of Srinagar, India, on Nov. 14, 2012.
Thousands of people turned out for the funeral of a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday. Shabir Ahmed Mir was killed in a gunbattle with government forces in the restive region on Tuesday, according to police.
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Kashmiri villagers pray by the body of Shabir Ahmed Mir on Nov. 14, 2012.
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Shabir Ahmed Mir's mother holds a glass of milk as she clings to the bed carrying the body of her son during his funeral procession on Nov. 14, 2012.
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Orthodox priests perform rituals during Patriarch Maxim's funeral service at Alexander Newskiy cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria on Nov 9, 2012.
Bulgaria bid a last farewell Friday to its Christian Orthodox religious leader for over 40 years, Patriarch Maxim, who died on Tuesday at the age of 98 and was buried in his beloved Troyan monastery in the north of the country, Agence France Presse reports.
Maxim was elected Patriarch in 1971 and oversaw a major religious revival in Bulgaria after the collapse of communist rule, according to Reuters.
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Orthodox priests carry the coffin of the late Patriarch Maxim during a funeral service at the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia on November 9, 2012.
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An Orthodox nun pays her respect at the casket of Patriarch Maxim during a memorial service at St. Nedelia church in Sofia on November 8, 2012.
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A woman pays her respects in front of the coffin of the late Patriarch Maxim in St. Nedelia cathedral in Sofia on November 8, 2012.
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Will Mead holds a tri-folded flag as he watches with family members the casket of his great grandfather, former Democratic U.S. Senator and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern, being carried into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, on Oct. 26. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90.
Reuters -- SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Mourners gathered on Friday for the funeral of former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a soft-spoken South Dakota native and passionate opponent of the Vietnam war who shaped the Democratic Party even in a landslide defeat in the 1972 presidential race.
Close friends, family and those he mentored directly and indirectly called McGovern a man of principle and decency during a prayer service on Thursday night.
"He is the father of the modern Democratic Party," Vice President Joe Biden said, calling McGovern a "good and decent man" who opened the party up to women, minorities and young people, and inspired a generation of leaders.
McGovern, who was born and raised in South Dakota, died in Sioux Falls on Sunday at a hospice center at age 90.
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The former Democratic Sen. George McGovern, who lost the 1972 presidential election to Richard Nixon and gained fame throughout his career for his devotion to fighting hunger and opposing war.
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Mourners take pictures of a large portrait of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk that was placed in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Oct.16.
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Mourners gather to pay respects to the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Oct. 16.
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People mourn the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Cambodia’s former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who freed the country from colonialism before becoming a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil, died on Monday in a Beijing hospital at the age of 89. Officials expect at least 100,000 people to line the route on Wednesday from the Phnom Penh airport to the Royal Palace where his body will lay in state during a week of official mourning.
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Jessie, the five-year-old daughter of Greater Manchester Police constable Fiona Bone's partner Clare Curran, watches as the coffin of Fiona Bone is taken into Manchester Cathedral for her funeral service on Oct. 4, in Manchester, England.
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The coffin of police Constable Fiona Bone leaves Manchester Cathedral after her funeral service on Oct. 4, in Manchester, England.
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A portrait of Greater Manchester Police constable Fiona Bone is carried into Manchester Cathedral for her funeral service.
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Police officers listen to the funeral service for Greater Manchester Police Officer Fiona Bone outside Manchester Cathedral on Oct. 4, in Manchester, England.
According to the BBC, hundreds of police officers and members of the public lined the streets of Manchester, England as the cortege carrying slain police officer, Fionna Bone went past.
Bone, 32, and her police colleague Nicola Hughes, 23, were killed as they responded to what they thought was a routine burglary call in Mottram, Greater Manchester and were murdered in a gun and grenade attack. The funeral of Hughes took place at the cathedral yesterday.
Local man Dale Cregan, 29, appeared before Manchester Magistrates last week accused of four murders, including those of PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone on September 18.
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Riot police stand on a street sprayed wet by water cannons and fire tear gas at anti-government protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
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Riot police fire tear gas as they chase Bahraini anti-government protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
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Bahraini anti-government protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs and carrying national flags clash with riot police firing tear gas and water cannons on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
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Bahraini anti-government protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs and carrying national flags clash with riot police firing tear gas and water cannons on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
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Friends and well-wishers of Mohammed Ali Moshaima carry his photo as they march during the funeral procession in the village of Jidhafs, west of Manama, Bahrain, October 2, 2012. Moshaima, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison in the protest case at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, died from sickle-cell disease, Bahrain authorities said.
Hundreds of angry mourners split off from a massive funeral procession for Muhammed Mushaima, 23, who died in police custody, and marched toward the nearby site of last year's pro-democracy uprising, clashing with police just outside the heavily barricaded area.
The Daily Star in Lebanon reports that Mushaima was taken to the hospital for treatment for sickle-cell anemia on Aug. 29 and lawyers had requested his release due to his failing health. Several other protesters have also died from the disease, a hereditary condition common in Bahrain, while in custody, prompting Human Rights Watch to call for an investigation.
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Orphanage teachers and schoolmates attend a mourning church service during the funeral for car accident victims in Moscow, on Sept. 26. Five orphans along with their teacher and her husband had been killed by a drunken driver, who crashed at a bus stop. Three other people were seriously injured. All five teenagers were pupils of a special orphanage for disabled children.
Five orphans, along with their teacher and her husband, were laid to rest on Wednesday after they were killed by a drunk driver in Moscow. The five teenagers were at a special orphanage for disabled children, according to the European Press Agency.
Associated Press reports-- Five orphaned teens were waiting for a bus with their guardians in Moscow on Saturday when a car careened into them, killing all seven. Grief turned to outrage when it emerged that the driver was heavily drunk and had a string of traffic violations on his record — including a DUI arrest two years ago.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and lawmakers have reacted with proposals to stiffen penalties on drunken drivers, and parliament debated the measures on Tuesday. But with bribery so commonplace and road laws rarely enforced, many wonder whether even the toughest response can change a deep-set culture of reckless driving.
After the crash, police video shows, Alexander Maximov stumbled out of his Toyota sedan, which he had been driving at 200 kilometers (125 miles per hour), bloodied and barely able to stand. He appeared in court Monday with his head wounds dressed, but still wearing the blood-speckled sweatshirt from the day of the accident. Read the full story
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Orphanage teachers and schoolmates attend a mourning church service for car accident victims in Moscow on Sept. 26.
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Orphanage teachers and schoolmates throw handfuls of soil into a common grave during the funeral for car accident victims in Moscow Sept. 26.
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Pallbearers carry the casket of slain Plymouth Township police officer Bradley Fox on Sept. 19, following a funeral mass at Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Plymouth Meeting Pa. Fox, a seven-year veteran of the Plymouth Township Police Department, and a Marine veteran of two tours in Iraq, was killed on Sept. 13 as he responded to the report of a fleeing hit-and-run suspect in an industrial area in Plymouth Township.
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An officer wipes his eyes during a funeral mass for slain Plymouth Township police officer Bradley Fox on Sept. 19, 2012, at Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Plymouth Meeting Pa.
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The funeral procession for slain Plymouth Township police officer Bradley Fox travels along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, on Sept. 19 in Whitemarsh Pa.
Slain Plymouth Township police Officer and Marine Corps veteran Bradley Fox was killed on Sept. 13 as he responded to the report of a fleeing hit-and-run suspect in an industrial area in Plymouth Township.
Fox was ambushed and killed by a hit-and-run suspect whom he and his K-9 partner, Nick, were pursuing on foot on Sept. 13 in New Hanover, Penn. Fox, a U.S. Marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
The suspect, Andrew Charles Thomas, 44, of Lower Merion, committed suicide, shooting himself in the chest, according to the county coroner’s office. Read complete story.
Fox, is survived by his pregnant wife, Lynsay, and their young daughter. He was buried in Washington Crossing National Cemetery on Highland Road in Upper Makefield on Wednesday.
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Barren Hill firefighter John Flynn salutes as the funeral procession for slain Plymouth Township police officer Bradley Fox passes below an overpass on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Sept. 19 in Whitemarsh Pa.
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