
A suicide bomber killed two Algerian policemen on Thursday, including one who threw himself on the attacker whose explosives belt then detonated, state media said, citing the security services. The officers had intervened when the attacker tried to enter the police headquarters in the region of Tiaret, about 350 kilometers ...

Over two million Muslims from around the world began gathering Thursday on Mount Arafat for the highlight of the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca. Helicopters flew around the area as the faithful converged from dawn on the surrounding Mount Arafat plain and the hill known as Jabal al-Rahma — ...