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Stampede kills 24 at religious gathering in India

VARANASI: A stampede at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 24 people Saturday as thousands of devotees of a controversial guru...

One dead after Sri Lanka temple elephants spark stampede

COLOMBO: Brawling elephants triggered a stampede at a temple in southern Sri Lanka which left one woman dead and a dozen wounded, police said.

Nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin annual hajj in Saudi Arabia

MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA: From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual hajj in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Hajj pilgrims get ID bracelets after deadly stampede

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has begun issuing hajj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.

Hajj stoning to be shortened this year after deadly stampede

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A stoning ritual which led to the deaths of about 2,300 people during last year's hajj will be more tightly controlled during next month's pilgrimage, Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday.

Karachi: Stampede during ration distribution injures several women

KARACHI: A stampede broke out during ration distribution at city’s Expo Centre leading to minor injuries among women who had gathered to collect ration sacks, ARY News reported.

Iran will not send Hajj pilgrims, blames Saudi: state TV

TEHRAN:Iranians will not take part in this year's Mecca pilgrimage because of "obstacles" raised by Saudi Arabia, custodian of Islam's holiest sites, Iran's Culture Minister Ali Jannati said Sunday.

Saudi Arabia says talks with Iran on hajj ‘positive’

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia said talks on Wednesday with visiting Iranian delegates on arrangements for hajj pilgrims from the Islamic republic have been "positive".

13 students injured in stampede after ‘terror attack’ rumour

RAWALPINDI: At least 13 female students were injured in a stampede following a rumour that terrorists had barged into the college, ARY News reported.

Hajj stampede deadliest ever as death toll rises to 1,791

DUBAI/RIYADH: The death toll from last month's Hajj stampede has risen to at least 1,791, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in the pilgrimage's history.

UPDATED: Death toll of Pakistani pilgrims in Hajj stampede climbs to 100 — dozens still missing

MINA/RIYADH/ISLAMABAD: As the Government of Pakistan announced Rs 5 lac compensation for the families of Pakistani pilgrims who died in Mina stampede and Rs 2 lac for the injured, the death toll of Pakistanis in the tragedy has risen to 100 while over two dozen nationals are still missing, ARY News reported.

Pakistani pilgrim saved wheelchair-bound wife from Hajj stampede

PESHAWAR: A Pakistani teacher has described how he saved his wife from a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia by pulling her from her wheelchair as fellow haj pilgrims were trampled to death around them.

A stampede survivor's tale: 'I was pinned down'

MINA: Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the Hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.

Rasheed claims most of missing pilgrims have been traced

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed has said that the government has traced most of the missing Hajj pilgrims.

Hajj stampede toll mounts to 769

MINA/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.

Security boosted as death-marred Hajj ends

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a Hajj marred by double tragedies that killed more than 800 people.

11 killed in Indian temple stampede

PATNA: Atleast 11 pilgrims dead and dozens were injured early Monday in a stampede at a temple in eastern India during a Hindu religious festival, police said.

27 crushed to death in India holy river stampede

GODAVARI: A stampede on the banks of a holy river killed at least 27 pilgrims Tuesday in southern India, signalling a tragic beginning to a religious festival season, officials said.

23 dead in Bangladesh charity handout stampede: police

DHAKA: A stampede during a charity handout in Bangladesh left at least 23 people dead on Friday as hundreds of desperately poor people tried to get their hands on free clothing, police said.

Stampede in Bangladesh kills at least 10 pilgrims

DHAKA: At least 10 Hindu pilgrims were killed and dozens more were injured in a stampede outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday, police and witnesses said.
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