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Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and Muhammad.

Tehran to seek economic pathways on the road connecting China and the Middle East as a way to diversify its economy away from oil and buffer itself from sanctions.

Nine Venezuelans, including five with the Giants, will feature in the series starting Wednesday, the most ever.

Senior PLO member Hanan Ashrawi says failure to mention the Palestinian question was 'sin of omission'; Abbas spokesman: U.S. cannot succeed in Mideast without solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan killed on way back from offices where he met informants and had been using car not armored for camaflouge, say sMaj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi.

Jordanian soldier killed in clashes with armed militants attempting to cross border from Syria; four dead in Lebanon after overnight clashes.

Speaking in Jerusalem, Carter condemns Israel's West Bank settlement construction, growing isolation of East Jerusalem.

Peterson ran 23 times for 153 yards and a first-quarter touchdown and the Vikings survived an ugly second half to hang on and beat Arizona 21-14 on Sunday.

Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani would be the first head of state to arrive here since Hamas seized Gaza five years ago.

France is one of six countries that have negotiated with Tehran over its nuclear program, which Iran insists is peaceful.

It was Zito's first postseason win since 2006, shortly before he left the A's and signed a $126 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco.

Chelsea looks unstoppable after recovering from going 2-1 down to end Spurs' four-match winning run.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya 27, is accused of driving a Ferrari that struck the officer and dragged his body down a Bangkok street. His family paid the officer's siblings $97,000 late last month to forestall a civil lawsuit.

Local election marred by widespread voter apathy, general sense of malaise, and political split.

Hezbollah condemns bombing, expressing 'shock over this terrible terrorist crime;' former Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri blames attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Social media giant agrees to censor racist and anti-Semitic tweets after Jewish group threatens to sue the company under hate speech laws.

Wissam al-Hassan was an opponent of the Assad regime and led the investigation that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the assassination of Lebanon's PM in 2005; some 78 people wounded in the blast.

Tourism minister Fadi Abboud angered that Lebanon's capital is shown as swarming with militiamen, and by the use of Israeli cities to depict it.

Assad regime says it wants a cease-fire but the rebels lack a unified leadership that can agree to it; Turkey fires on Syria after two shells landed in Turkish territory.

Tottenham coach gets first shot at revenge aganist the team that fired him eight months ago.

A group of past heads of state that advocates for peace called The Elders announced the visit Thursday.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on world powers to unite in trying to halt bloodshed in Syria; at least 20 killed in airstrikes in northern Syria.

The enduring liberalism of Jewish voters has confounded Jewish conservatives, who tend to view support for Democrats as a youthful habit Jews should have outgrown long ago.

Rooted in the memory of the Holocaust, the foundation's mission is combating indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue.

Authorities say Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, had written a letter in which he said he wanted to 'destroy America.'