Chris: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Chris. Rosie: And I'm Rosie. Chris: Rosie, have you ever heard of the island of Tonga? Rosie: It sounds familiar, but Im not too sure where it is. Chris: Its a small South Pa...
The funeral for Lieutenant Tim ODonnell was held today at Linton Military Camp. Linton is the nearest military camp to Tims hometown, Feilding. Tim was killed a week ago in Afghanistan. Listen to August 4th 2010 for more about what happened. He is th...
If I could, Id never go to another funeral again. No one likes funerals, of course, but for me, they make me so sad. I cant stop crying. Quite often Im the only person crying. Everything about a funeral makes me cry. When I open the invitation, tears...
This is a April 7, 1994 file photo of singer-actress in New York City. Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of Stormy Weather, has died at age 92. Lena Horne, the iconic African...
Tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the Philippines' capital Manila for the funeral of former President Corazon Aquino. After a mass in Manila Cathedral, her body was carried through the city to be buried next to her husband, Benigno Aqui...
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 09 November 2007 A journalist who was murdered by Maoists a month ago but remained missing until yesterday has been cremated in southern Nepal. Before the funeral there were angry scenes as mourners tried to burn down the h...
Part 1 Tom Passed Away! 汤姆去世了! Dialogue Script1 对话原文1 Sarah: You know, Tom's been in the hospital for a couple of days . Mike: And I'm the one who put him there with my football moves. Sarah: But you're not to blame for them keeping him th...
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 September 2007 Lebanon's top political leaders and hundreds of ordinary citizens turned out for the funeral Friday, of slain Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. Church bells tolled as t...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 24 April 2007 Women stand outside Christ the Savior Cathedral, where farewell ceremony to former Russian president Boris Yeltsin will be held in Moscow, 24 Apr 2007 Russians mourning the loss of their first post-Soviet leader,...
By Bill Rodgers Washington 02 January 2007 watch Memorial report Final respects were paid in Washington today for former President Gerald Ford, who died last Tuesday at the age of 93. Ford's body was moved from the Capitol, where he had been lying i...