The annual Hajj pilgrimage of the Muslims, that commenced this week, attracted around two million people at Mecca this year. (Photo: AP)
Ramon Rivera, right, sits with his grandchildren Ramon Angel Rivera, 6, center, Jacqulin Estrada, 9, standing, and Michelle Rivera, 7, outside an apartment complex where Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas,
Hazardous material cleaners arrives at the apartment complex in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, where Thomas Eric Duncan stayed last week. The crew is expected to remove items including towels and bed sheets used by Duncan, who is being treated at an
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas, stayed last week, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, in Dallas. (Photo: AP)
Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in U.S.-led
The 47-year-old taxi driver from Salford, near Manchester, Alan Henning, was held hostage by the Islamic State group late last year. Islamic State militants released a video on Oct 3 that showed the beheading of Alan Henning by the militant group.
To show their resolve, the protestors have started camping on roads. (Photo: AP)
These protests have been called as the Umbrella Revolution as protestors are using umbrellas to shield themselves from police attacks. (Photo: AP)
The unprecedented student-led protests in Hong Kong are in order to achieve absolute democracy in the province. (Photo: AP)
The erstwhile peaceful protests in Hong Kong turned mildly violent this week as clashes occurred between the protestors and police in Mong Kok. (Photo: AP)
Malaysia and Australia are each contributing around $60 million to fund the search. (Photo: AP)
That area was largely unknown to scientists before the mapping process began in May. Two ships have been surveying the seabed using on-board multi-beam sonar devices, similar to a fish-finder. (Photo: AP)
The search was on hold for months so crews could map the seabed in the search zone. (Photo: AP)
After a span of four months, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is about to resume in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean (Photo: AP)
As a part of the last major ritual, the pilgrims stone the devil. Stoning the devil is to emulate Abraham who is said to have stoned the devil at three locations when he tried to dissuade Abraham from God's order to sacrifice his son. (Photo: AP)
The pilgrimage is considered to be the highpoint of their lives. Haj literally means 'to intend a journey'. (Photo: AP)
It is one of the five pillars of Islam that every capable Muslim must perform at least once in their lifetime (Photo: AP)
The Hajj pilgrimage is the world's largest Muslim gathering. According to statistics by the Saudi Press Agency, around 1.4 million pilgrims have arrived from abroad this year. (Photo: AP)