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The coffin carrying the body of former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera arrives at the Former National Congress in Santiago, where he will lie in state until the main funeral on Friday. Pinera died when an helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. IMAGES
The hearse carrying the body of former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera leaves a legal medical service building in the city of Valdivia, in southern Chile. Pinera died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. IMAGES
Finland's former president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari is laid to rest in a state funeral held in the Nordic country's capital Helsinki. Ahtisaari died at the age of 86 in October after battling Alzheimer's disease. Serving as president from 1994 to 2000, Ahtisaari was also a mediator who negotiated an end to conflicts around the globe, from Indonesia to Kosovo and Namibia. His formidable career, which spanned over 40 years, earned him worldwide recognition and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. IMAGES
Preparations are underway on Duomo square in Milan, as Italy prepares to bid farewell to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday, aged 86. Thousands of people are expected to attend the billionaire media mogul's state funeral which will be held in the city's Gothic Duomo cathedral and shown live on big screens on the square. IMAGES
The gates to Westminster Abbey open for guests ahead of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The event is expected to be the biggest gathering of foreign dignitaries and officials and will be attended by leaders from around the world. IMAGES