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* Poland said its final farewell to President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Mary, who died last week in a plane crash near Smolensk in western Russia

* Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria, were buried in a crypt in the historic Wawel Cathedral

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev joined Polish and foreign leaders for the state funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife in Krakow

* Several foreign leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama canceled their flights to Poland for the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski due to the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland

* Iceland"s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has thrown out about 140 million cubic meters of ash over the past three days, scientists estimate

* The president of Belarus said his country was ready to receive former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and give him and his family whatever help they need

* The death toll from the devastating earthquake in northwest

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