Emotional tributes to anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela have poured in during an hours-long memorial service attended by thousands in Soweto.

Hollywood has said its final farewell to Zsa Zsa Gabor at the actress and socialite's funeral.

A memorial service has been held in St Petersburg for the 224 victims of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai desert last weekend.