Archaeologists also found traces of 16 funeral pyres. These 1,600-year-old cremation-style graves had shoe nails, pottery pieces and containers used to hold precious oils and perfumes. Photos show ...

Milk and dairy products may be tainted by cancer-causing chemicals from foot-and-mouth pyres, Government experts warned yesterday. Scientists fear smoke from the infernos carried dioxins on to ...

Funeral pyres are lit by the Ganges in Allahabad, where bodies have been washing downstream for days India's holiest river, the Ganges, has been swollen with bodies in recent days. Hundreds of ...

Funeral pyres have been built in parks and other empty spaces after Delhi's crematoriums reached capacity Crematoriums in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres ...