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Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either

Nov. 14, 2009
A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000. While the largely symbolic threshold is considered by some to signal...
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Police seize body from funeral procession

COLCHESTER, England, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Police in England stopped a funeral procession and seized the body of an alleged victim of police brutality, saying more tests were needed.

30 killed in Pakistan funeral blast

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A powerful explosion at a Shiite funeral procession in Pakistan killed more than 30 people Friday, authorities said.

Thais honor late princess with procession

BANGKOK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Thai officials Saturday staged an elaborate funeral procession for Princess Galyani Vadhana, the late sister of Thailand's king, observers said.

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BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 10 (UPI) -- An attack on a funeral procession Saturday in Beirut has left at least two people dead in a Sunni area of the Lebanese capital, the BBC said.

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HOUSTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Seventeen hearses from 15 Houston funeral homes rolled in procession through the city's streets as a stark message to young people about violent crime.

Two cops hurt in funeral procession

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Two police officers escorting a funeral procession were injured in San Antonio when a sport utility vehicle hit their motorcycles.

Car bomb targets Iraq funeral procession

FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 24 (UPI) -- A car bomb exploded near a funeral procession in Fallujah Thursday, killing at least 20 mourners.

Strict security in Riyadh for king funeral

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's King Fahd was buried in the royal cemetery in central Riyadh Tuesday following a funeral attended by most Arab leaders.

Lebanon Palestinian refugees mourn Arafat

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Palestinian refugees held symbolic funeral processions Friday for deceased leader Yasser Arafat in several parts of Lebanon where he had lived for 12 years.

Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch