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Yemen rebels release 6 foreign hostages: officials

Yemen's Shiite rebels and officials at the airport in the country's capital, Sanaa, say six foreign hostages have been released after being held in the city for more than five months. The officials say the hostages are three Americans, two Saudis and a British national. They tell the AP that...

Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year's hajj

 The spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says among those securing the massive crowds during hajj are members of an elite...