Somalia Fighting

2010-01-29T12:16:04Z

A civilian is brought to Medina hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, after he was injured during fighting, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Somali insurgents sparked the heaviest fighting in the capital for months on Friday after they launched simultaneous attacks on government forces and peacekeepers. (AP Photo/ Farah Abdi<...

Sudan's Beshir in Saudi for talks

2010-02-23T07:58:15Z

<div><p>Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir arrived on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia for talks, the official SPA news agency said.</p><p>Beshir, who will stay in the kingdom for several days, was met at the airport by King Abdullah an...

Indian officials probe aircraft stowaway: report

2010-02-23T10:56:08Z

<div><p>Indian authorities are investigating how a man posing as a maintenance worker managed to board an Air India flight and hide inside the toilet undetected until after takeoff, a report said Sunday.</p><p>The stowaway, Indian national Habib Hussain, boarded the aircraft last week in the Saudi city of

Mideast Saudi Hajj

2009-11-30T10:45:30Z

Muslim pilgrims pray at Quba mosque, Islam's first mosque in the Saudi holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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APTOPIX Mideast Saudi Hajj

2009-11-30T10:31:28Z

Muslim pilgrims attend prayers shortly after sunset at the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, in the Saudi holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Rights group rejects Saudi witchcraft charges

2010-02-24T00:48:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Rights group condemns Saudi death sentence against man convicted of witchcraft</div><div><p>Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday.</p><p>Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, health authorities said on Saturday only a few days before the massive Muslim gathering reaches its peak.</p><p>An Indian man, a Moroccan woman and a Sudanese man -- all aged 75 -- died from A(H1N1), as had a 17-year-old...

Swine flu kills 4 hajj pilgrims: Saudi

2010-02-24T02:15:25Z

<div><p>Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency on Saturday.</p><p>It was the first reported news of fatalities from the disease among pilgrims gathering in the kingdom for the pilgrimage which Muslims are obliged to undertake once in their lifetime if they have th...

Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears

2010-02-24T08:35:15Z

<div><p>The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.</p><p>The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, has become a concern for world health officials because the density of pilgrims — with shoulder-to-shoulder contact a...

Saudis to begin mass flu vaccinations as hajj nears

2010-02-24T11:00:05Z

<div><p>Saudi Arabia said Monday it is to vaccinate all its residents attending the hajj against swine flu, pressing ahead with plans to host millions of the world's Muslims despite a heightened pandemic alert.</p><p>The kingdom has received the first tranche of 11 million vaccine doses it has ordered for the A(H1N1) flu.</p><p>Authorities were to begin vacc...

Swine flu 'second wave' begins in Saudi: minister

2010-02-24T12:00:54Z

<div><p>A second wave of swine flu has begun in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Friday, as the death toll from A(H1N1) neared 60 just weeks before the annual hajj brings two million pilgrims to the country.</p><p>"The ministry of health said a second wave of the swine flu virus began in early October with the beginning of the fall and cooler weather," the official SPA news ag...

Atletico Madrid's Cleber Santana celebrates his goal with teammate Jurado during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria in Madrid

2009-09-23T16:01:41Z

Atletico Madrid's Cleber Santana celebrates his goal with teammate Jose Manuel Jurado during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN<...

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero reacts after their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

2009-09-23T14:21:44Z

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero reacts after their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)...

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero controls the ball during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

2009-09-23T13:22:23Z

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero controls the ball during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)...

Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan reacts during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

2009-09-23T11:41:50Z

Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan reacts during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)...

A model wears a creation by designer Dolores Cortes at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

2009-09-22T13:21:42Z

A model wears a creation by designer Dolores Cortes at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN FASHION)...

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

2009-09-22T13:21:50Z

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN FASHION SOCIETY)...

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

2009-09-22T12:51:39Z

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN FASHION SOCIETY)...

A model wears a creation by designer Carlos Diez at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

2009-09-22T10:27:09Z

A model wears a creation by designer Carlos Diez at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN FASHION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)...

A model wears a creation by designer Sita Murt at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

2009-09-22T08:56:41Z

A model wears a creation by designer Sita Murt at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN FASHION)...

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Atletico Madrid's Cleber Santana celebrates his goal with teammate Jurado during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria in Madrid

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero reacts after their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero controls the ball during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan reacts during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Almeria at Vicente Calderon stadium

A model wears a creation by designer Dolores Cortes at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

A model wears a creation by designer Guillermina Baeza at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

A model wears a creation by designer Carlos Diez at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid

A model wears a creation by designer Sita Murt at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 show in Madrid