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Murphy, a POW during World War II and now 94 years old, accepted an unprecedented apology from Mitsubishi Materials Corp. on Sunday

From the hanging graves of Asia to burials at sea, sending loved ones to the great unknown has fascinating and diverse forms in different cultures, yet something universal too.

After a jetliner struck the south World Trade Center tower on Sept. 11, 2001, survivors, some injured, were stuck in the wreckage on the 78th floor. A man’s voice, clear and calm, called out that he had found a staircase.

While Beijing boasts to be hosting the world’s most expansive Olympics, the lavish spending may never extend to the 300 million people living below the poverty line in China.

Murphy, a POW during World War II and now 94 years old, accepted an unprecedented apology from Mitsubishi Materials Corp. on Sunday

From the hanging graves of Asia to burials at sea, sending loved ones to the great unknown has fascinating and diverse forms in different cultures, yet something universal too.

After a jetliner struck the south World Trade Center tower on Sept. 11, 2001, survivors, some injured, were stuck in the wreckage on the 78th floor. A man’s voice, clear and calm, called out that he had found a staircase.

While Beijing boasts to be hosting the world’s most expansive Olympics, the lavish spending may never extend to the 300 million people living below the poverty line in China.