DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's interior minister says there has been a blast in Damascus and witnesses say it has targeted Iranian pilgrims causing an unconfirmed number of casualties. Interior Minister Said Mohammad Sammour told Lebanon's Al-Manar Hezbo
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Rare rainstorms are soaking pilgrims as millions of Muslims from around the world gather for Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage. Saudi authorities are warning pilgrims to move carefully amid Wednesday's storms, the first in years
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia. The Health Ministry said none of the vi
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. Abdullah al-Rabeeah said it is the responsibility of individual cou
Roy Keane's side remain bottom despite their first victory of the season, achieved when David Wright headed in on 66 minutes.
Plymouth and Reading stayed above the Tractor Boys with victories of their own.
Grzegorz Rasiak put the Royals ahead in the
WASHINGTON - Some of the millions who travel to Saudi Arabia next month for the annual hajj will be greeted with face masks, hand sanitizer and fever checks as health officials strive to stem the spread of swine flu during the world's largest pilgri
The Wales international struck in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half in Sunday's clash at Home Park to give Billy Davies' side only their second Championship victory of the season.
Gunter, a £1.75million summer signing from
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