Israel’s Netanyahu takes flack over $127,000 plane bed
Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli [...]
Menino: Marathon bombing suspect’s body should go to Russia
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino won’t allow marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to be buried in the city, his spokeswoman said.
Gov. Deval Patrick on Boston bomber burial: ‘It’s the family’s issue’
Governor Deval Patrick today weighed in on the controversy surrounding burial plans for Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, telling reporters in New Bedford that the responsibility rests not with the state or federal government, but with Tsarnaev’s family.
(UPDATE) Burying Tamerlan: Protesters call for deportation of Boston bomber’s body
Protesters outside the funeral home are reportedly calling for Tsarnaev’s body to be removed from the country, a demand perhaps spawned by various media reports claiming the bombing suspect’s body may be laid to rest in the very city he allegedly attacked.
Boston mosque allegedly refusing to bury bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The aunt of accused Boston bomber Tameral Tsarnaev said a Boston mosque is refusing to hold a funeral service for her nephew, who was killed Thursday during a shootout with police.
MIT officer Sean Collier to be buried Tuesday
Family and friends will gather Tuesday in Stoneham to say a final goodbye to MIT police officer Sean Collier, who was killed last Thursday night.
Funeral, memorial service Monday for Marathon bombing victims
Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell will be buried Monday, and Boston University will remember graduate student Lu Lingzi at a memorial service.
PHOTOS: Margaret Thatcher funeral — the Iron Lady laid to rest
Borne aloft on the shoulders of eight military servicemen, the coffin of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was carried [...]
Global leaders, celebrities honor Hugo Chavez at funeral
From Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to U.S. Oscar-winner Sean Penn, an eclectic mix of mourners bid farewell on Friday to Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez.