World mourns Arafat

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2004 shows the UN flag flying half-mast in the memory of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat outside the UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly held a memorial session for veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other speakers calling for continued international efforts to realize Arafat's dream of a Palestinian state living peacefully with Israel.

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (front C) attends the funeral of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2004. Heads of state, special envoys and diplomats from more than 70 countries showed up at the one-and-half-hour funeral service for the late leader, who passed away in a French military hospital on Thursday.

Palestinian soldiers carry the coffin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat amid crowds to the designated tomb at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah Nov. 12, 2004. The body of the late veteran leader was to be buried at his headquarters in Ramallah. The 75-year-old leader passed away in a military hospital in Paris on Thursday.

The photo taken on Nov. 11, 2004 shows a mourning altar built by Palestinians to express their condolence to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Thousands of Palestinians spontaneously went to the Muqata headquarters to mourn for the Palestinian leader who passed away in Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France at 3:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Thursday at the age of 75.

World dignitaries follow the funeral procession during a funeral of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 12, 2004. World leaders and representatives from some 80 countries and organizations showed up at the one-and-half-hour funeral service for the late leader, who passed away in a French military hospital on Thursday.