Mrs McAleese and the Taoiseach attended a special ecumenical service along with hundreds of people in Dublin city centre to mark the national day of mourning.

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As the questions and outrage over Belaid's death continue, many in the country will be observing a national day of mourning called Friday by union leaders.

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President Bush ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30 days Sunday and called a national day of mourning for Friday, when a state funeral for the 40th president is scheduled in Washington.

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At Sunday's match, players from both clubs observed a minute's silence and wore black armbands to mark a national day of mourning in Australia for all the victims of the recent bush fires.

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Tuesday was declared a national day of mourning after the tragedy, the worst to hit Nigeria's biggest city for a decade, with flags flying at half mast at government offices across the country.

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What is, however, sadly missing from the statement is a measure I and many others have been hoping for for the past ten years: an official declaration of September 11 as a national holiday: a day of mourning and a day to remember the principles of liberty for which we stand.

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The Punjab government has announced a three-day mourning period as a mark of respect for Mr. Singh, during which the national flag will fly at half-staff on government buildings.

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The inhabitants of Taltal, for instance, a small fishing and mining town in northern Chile, on Independence Day last month bedecked the town not with the traditional national standard but with black flags, in mourning for lost jobs.

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