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A Yemeni migrant who died in Poland in September is laid to rest in the eastern village of Bohoniki, close to the border with Belarus. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the remains of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe arrives ahead of his burial in his rural village on Saturday afternoon. IMAGES
The toddler whose body was found on a beach on Deer Island, Massachusetts, launching a search for her identity that drew international attention, has been laid to rest. Diane Hodges reports.
Finland's former president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari is laid to rest in a state funeral held in the Nordic country's capital Helsinki. Ahtisaari died at the age of 86 in October after battling Alzheimer's disease. Serving as president from 1994 to 2000, Ahtisaari was also a mediator who negotiated an end to conflicts around the globe, from Indonesia to Kosovo and Namibia. His formidable career, which spanned over 40 years, earned him worldwide recognition and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. IMAGES
Mikhail Gorbachev's coffin, surrounded by a procession and Guard of honour, is carried to his grave in the prestigious Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on 30 August at the age of 91, following a "long and serious illness", said the hospital where he was being treated. IMAGES
People gather at Jerusalem's Mount Zion Cemetery where slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is laid to rest. Israel bolstered security in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral of veteran journalist Abu Akleh, two days after she was killed during an Israeli army raid. Israel and the Palestinians have traded blame over the fatal shooting of the 51-year-old Palestinian-American during clashes in the Jenin refugee camp. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI32A2494_EN
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