Leonid Brezhnev, general secretary of the Communist ... a dictator who famously left a trail of killing dissidents, using death squads even in foreign countries. Let's move further into the ...

Born in 1957, Kelin studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and, on leaving in 1979, joined the diplomatic service at a time when Cold War warrior Leonid Brezhnev was ...

But Yuri’s death is still felt keenly ... Some believe the cosmonaut’s immense popularity posed a threat to Leonid Brezhnev and his Politburo accomplices, who had ousted Nikita Khrushchev ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins ...

They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial. Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various ...

They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial. Related Articles Faith, power and missionary work ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the pontiff lies in state there for three days.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...