Hajj at high point a year after deadly stampede

The hajj reached its high point Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stony hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage's history. In stifling heat they chanted a traditional hajj incantation, "God, here I am," spending the most important day of the annual hajj in prayer and reading from the Koran. Arafat is the site where Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammed gave his last sermon about 14 centuries ago after leading his followers on the pilgrimage.