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Some 1,000 Brazilians stood under the tropical sun outside Rio de Janeiro City Hall to greet the coffin of councilwoman Marielle Franco who was murdered late Wednesday in an assassination-style killing. IMAGES
The funeral of Tahir Elci, a Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist, was held in the southeast of Turkey on Sunday. Elci was gunned down while making a press statement on Saturday.
As thousands of stunned Russians mourn the death of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, organizers of a protest march he was set to lead on Sunday cancel the event. Mana Rabiee reports.
Thousands take part in tribute march in memory of local teenager fatally stabbed at a dance last weekend in rural southwestern France. IMAGES
Thousands of Brazilians gather at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos to pay their last respects to "King" Pele, who died at the age of 82, after a fight with cancer. IMAGES
Residents of Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, arrive early and queue to cast their vote ahead of polls opening in the presidential election second round, choosing between wildly different visions of their future offered by incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. IMAGES