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03/09/2016 GMT

President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan Dead

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Uzbekistan mourns; sainthood for Mother Teresa of Kolkata; Trump and Utah Republicans.

Thousands line streets of the Uzbek capital for the funeral cortege of President Karimov; Mother Teresa to be made a saint; Donald Trump, visits a black church in Utah.

Thousands line the streets of the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, for the funeral cortege of President Karimov; Mother Teresa of Kolkata to be made a saint by Pope Francis; The US Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump, visits a black church in Utah.

(Picture: Uzbek President Islam Karimov in Moscow. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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