1.
Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A memorial service was held Friday in Lebanon for assassinated military official Francoise Al-Hajj as official mourning was declared for the country.
A casket holding the body of Hajj, a brigadier who was the commander of the Army Operations Room, was draped in the Lebanese flag and carried from the Military Hospital to the church for the funeral service, KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, reported Friday.
A coffin containing the body of Khair-Allah Hadwan, an associate of Al-Hajj who was killed alongside the military leader in Wednesday's explosion, was carried in the same procession.
Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Elias Al-Mur, Army Cmdr. Gen. Michel Suleiman and Member of Parliament Michel Aoun were among the officials present at the funeral.
A day of mourning was declared Friday for Hajj, causing all schools and public and private institutions to close for the day.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
CHICAGO, June 4 (UPI) --
A 21-year-old Chicago-area man is about to become the youngest person ever to receive a medical degree from the University of Chicago, officials say.
|
LAS VEGAS, June 4 (UPI) --
Nineteen-year-old Miss Rhode Island USA Olivia Culpo was named Miss USA 2012 at a pageant in Las Vegas.
|
NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) --
Oil prices held close to $83 per barrel in New York Monday on continued worries of economic stability in Europe.
|
Students get city to allow chickens ... Waitress gets half-million-dollar refund ... Italy introduces ice cream for dogs ... High school junior brings 'Bieber' to prom ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
