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The body of Zimbabwe's ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrives at his former private residence, the 'Blue Roof'. Around two thousand supporters, family members and government officials were on the tarmac at Harare airport to welcome Mugabe's remains as they arrived by charter flight from Singapore. IMAGES
The body of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe arrives by plane in Harare. Mugabe, a guerrilla leader who swept to power after Zimbabwe's independence from Britain and governed until he was ousted by the military in 2017, died on Friday, aged 95. His health deteriorated after he was toppled by the army and former loyalists in November 2017, ending an increasingly iron-fisted rule during which he crushed his opponents. IMAGES
A hearse carrying the coffin of former president Sebastian Pinera arrives at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, following a ceremony at the Former National Congress and a state funeral in the capital city. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the body of Chile's ex-president Sebastian Pinera arrives at an airport outside the capital city of Santiago. Pinera's body will be transferred to the Metropolitan Cathedral for a mass with IMAGES
The coffin of ex-Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter’s Square ahead of his funeral. Almost a decade after he became the first pontiff in six centuries to resign, his successor Pope Francis will lead a requiem mass in the vast St. Peter's Square before his body is laid ro rest in the papal tombs beneath St Peter's Basilica. IMAGES