Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pelted pillars symbolising the devil on the third day of the world’s largest annual pilgrimage, as the death toll from flash floods in the western Saudi city of Jeddah rose to 83.
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Iran’s government has announced plans to build ten new uranium enrichment plants and said work would start within two months, state media report.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency’s governing body voted on Friday to censure Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site. Hours later the White House warned Tehran that the world's patience was "limited".
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Iranian haj pilgrims carried out a ritual protest without incident on Thursday as millions of Muslims amassed for the peak of the world’s largest annual pilgrimage.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres sought to downplay the importance of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank as he and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said at a press conference in Cairo that a peaceful solution in the Middle East was still possible.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas as part of a South America tour. He met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom he hailed a fellow anti-US 'brother' to discuss bilateral relations.
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The Palestinian Authority slammed an Israeli offer to temporarily halt West Bank settlement building, saying the proposal was insubstantial and would not lead to a relaunch of peace negotiations.
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An inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war opened in London on Tuesday, with evidence from senior members of the UK’s defence establishment. Tony Blair, who will be the highlight of the inquiry, is due to give evidence after Christmas.
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With more than two million Muslims set to gather in the holy city of Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities are concerned about the spread of swine flue and any repeat of the previous disasters that have marred the event.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brazil on Monday as part of a tour to countries who support Tehran’s diplomatic vision. Demonstrators from gay, religious and anti-racism rights groups gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in protest.
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Rose Gentle, whose son Gordon Gentle was killed in the Iraq war, says the inquiry into the conflict which starts today will provide crucial answers.
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