Santa Found! Tomb of Saint Nicholas Discovered in Turkey
The tomb of St. Nicholas, who inspired the Christmas legend of Santa Claus, was recently discovered underneath a church in Turkey.
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‘Sonny Boy’ Saunders Laid to Rest in Texas 80 Years After Pearl Harbor: ‘Welcome Home and God Bless You’
Charles Louis “Sonny Boy” Saunders is being laid to rest in his Texas hometown 80 years after he died in the Pearl Harbor attack.
China Digs Up, Incinerates Corpse over Family Objections After ‘Illegal’ Burial
Police in southern China’s Guizhou province recently exhumed and cremated a woman’s corpse against her family’s wishes as part of their strict enforcement of China’s funeral reforms, which prohibit citizens from burying their dead to conserve land in certain regions, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Wednesday.
Zimbabwe Chief Orders Remains of Dictator Robert Mugabe Exhumed and Reburied
A Zimbabwean village chief on Monday ordered the remains of the late Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe to be exhumed from his country estate and reburied at a national cemetery in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signs Bill Requiring Burial or Cremation of Fetal Remains
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill into law that will require the burial or cremation of the remains of surgically aborted babies.
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Bans Families from Choosing Where to Bury Their Dead
Zimbabwe’s government on Monday banned families from transporting the bodies of people who recently died to their city of origin for burial — a local custom in the southern African nation — as part of an effort to control the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.
South Africa: Family Drag Loved One’s Corpse to Insurance Office over Disputed Claim
A family from the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa dragged their loved one’s corpse to an insurer’s office after the insurance company refused to pay out their death benefit, the AllAfrica outlet reported on Wednesday.
Venezuelan Regime Holds ‘Controlled Burial’ of Tortured Soldier Without Family’s Consent
Socialist authorities in Venezuela held a “controlled burial” for Corvette Captain Rafael Acosta Arévalo on Wednesday, denying his family the right to access his body for an independent autopsy proving he was tortured to death.
