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Added on the 24/09/2015 18:11:26 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
The first groups of Muslim pilgrims arrive to Mecca's Kaaba as they begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. IMAGES
Muslims continue their pilgrimage a day after more than 700 people were killed in a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hundreds of Palestinians protest in Ramallah after an Israeli strike on Gaza hospital complex kills hundreds in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque, the clock tower, the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre, and Mount Arafat as the hajj winds down. IMAGES
Muslim worshippers flock to the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).