World leaders bid farewell to 20th-century `giant` Shimon Peres
World leaders bid farewell to Israeli elder statesman and Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres at his funeral in Jerusalem Friday, with US President Barack Obama hailing him as a giant of the 20th century.
Sep 30, 2016, 15:10 PM IST
Mahmoud Abbas attendance at Shimon Peres's funeral reminder of need for peace: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said on Friday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas` attendance at the funeral for Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres was a reminder of the "unfinished business of peace" in the Middle East.
Sep 30, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
