AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press ADAM SCHRECK, Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- At least 453 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede Thursday on the outskirts of Mecca, the ...

The stampede is being called the worst in 25 years. It occurred on a street in Mina, a large valley where thousands of pilgrims camp overnight. The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was ...

Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from the hajj stampede to 464, giving up hope of finding missing pilgrims alive after a tragedy that has sparked a major row with Saudi Arabia. After ...

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MINA, Saudi Arabia — A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the ...

The Stoke City striker has been informed that his mother was one of the dead victims of the stampede in Mecca Mother of Stoke City striker, Mame Biram Diouf was among the people that died during a ...

Cheaper air travel and a lavish expansion of facilities in recent times mean the number of pilgrims to Mecca for the annual hajj festival now regularly totals around 2.5 million. In spite of improved ...