Leaders and dignitaries from aroundthe world attended the funeral of Singapore’s longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew whodied last week. Regarded as Singapore’s founding father, Lee who died at age 91,was prime minister for more than three decades.

 

Iraqi military operations wagedon in the attempts to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic Militants. Troops wereseen firing towards targets with machineguns and rocket launchers the battlefor the key city is seen as a step towards driving out the IS group.

 

And faithful followers acrossthe globe are celebrating Palm Sunday. From Jerusalem to Nigeria, Christiansobserved the start of the holy week.