Gar O'Rourke’s impressive documentary showcases daily life at the Kuyalnik Sanatorium in southern Ukraine, even as the country is threatened by Russia. To glance at it, the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, ...

Continuing a drive that Russian lawmakers have previously slammed as "de-russification," Kyrgyzstan has taken down two more statues of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and removed his name from several ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The truth is, it's been years since I visited the mausoleum. But ...

Hartford — A state board that oversees funeral homes on Tuesday revoked the embalming license of a funeral home director accused of stealing customers' money, a staff attorney said. The Board of ...

A family has found their forever home in the form of a former funeral home, with its embalming room and casket showroom still intact. Ashley Berken, 39, lives in Wisconsin with her wife, Beth, and ...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Grieving parents in Pierce County are suing a funeral home they say mishandled their daughter's body. Ashleigh and Michael Thornburg said they signed a contract and paid for their ...

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), June 18 ANI: In the aftermath of the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, Gujarat authorities acted swiftly to manage rescue, identification, and the dignified handover of victims' ...

For 50 years, a 23-meter, 7.5-ton statue of Vadimir Lenin swept his arm out over Kyrgyzstan’s second city of Osh from a perch above the central square. Then one morning, he disappeared. Residents of ...

Famous mausoleum set to close for two years Officials say structural repair work is needed Large lines of Russians form to see Lenin's body MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) - Russians are flocking to catch ...