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Huge crowds of pilgrims "stoned the devil" in the last major ritual of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday, as Muslims around the ...

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on pilgrims walking from Mecca to Arafah or have prolonged exposed to the sun during the "masyair" phase (June 5-9) as dangerously high temperatures are ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The case of a burned body found by a hiker on Saturday morning at Stone Mountain Park was a death by suicide, officials said Sunday. In a statement, the Stone Mountain Park ...

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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on ...

The badly burned body of a young man was found Saturday in Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is helping local authorities investigate the ...