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Minibus carrying migrants crashes in eastern Turkey, killing 17 30 Mar 2018 - 11:41 am
Firefighters try to extinguish fire of a wreckage of a minibus, carrying migrants, after it crashed into a light pole and caught fire in Igdir, Turkey on March 30, 2018. Bülent Mavzer - Anadolu Agency
Egypt's presidential election turnout was around 40 percent 29 Mar 2018 - 03:12 pm
Electoral workers sort ballots to be counted at the end of the final day of the Egyptian presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, 28 March 2018. AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed
"Counter-terrorist operation" in Syria's Ghouta almost over: Russia 29 Mar 2018 - 03:05 pm
Syrian children hold a national flag while standing atop an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in the Eastern Ghouta town of Hazzeh on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 28, 2018. / AFP / STRINGER
Syria's Idlib at heart of tense Russia-Turkey face-off 29 Mar 2018 - 02:58 pm
Syrians are seen near a broken down tree after a terror attack was carried out with a bomb-laden vehicle exploded, which killed 7 civilians and injured 25, in Idlib, Syria on March 24, 2018. ( Ahmed Rahhal - Anadolu
Turkish forces find rebels' concrete plant in Afrin 29 Mar 2018 - 02:42 pm
Concrete blocks, which were used to build tunnels and sites, at Afrin, on March 29, 2018. Emin Sansar - Anadolu
Palestinians urge Arabs, Muslims to safeguard Al-Aqsa 28 Mar 2018 - 09:59 pm
A general view shows people visiting the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on March 27, 2018. AFP / Ahmad Gharabli
'High-ranking' al Qaeda militant killed in weekend strike in Libya: Pentagon 28 Mar 2018 - 07:35 pm
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Syrian returns to Ghouta town to find sea of devastation 28 Mar 2018 - 05:17 pm
Syrian boys play with a basketball as a government soldier walks by down a street in the town of Hazzeh in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 28, 2018. / AFP / STRINGER
6th convoy from Eastern Ghouta arrives in Syria’s Hama 28 Mar 2018 - 04:53 pm
Syrian civilians are seen as the sixth convoy of vehicles carrying civilians and opposition fighters from the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta arrived in the Hama province in west-central Syria on March 28, 2018. Enes Diyab - Anadolu
Pressure mounts on Syria rebels to quit Ghouta holdout 28 Mar 2018 - 03:53 pm
A Syrian man looks at a street and destoyed buildings following air strikes on March 25, 2018, in Douma, in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. AFP / HAMZA AL-AJWEH
UN calls for $150M for urgent relief in Syria 28 Mar 2018 - 02:53 pm
People wait to receive the food and hygiene packages distributed by Turkey's Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) in Afrin, Syria after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the
Civilians in Afrin grateful for Turkey's support 27 Mar 2018 - 06:38 pm
A member of Turkey's Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) distributes food and hygiene packages to Syrian families in Afrin, Syria after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the
Putin, Erdogan discuss plans for next week's summit on Syria 27 Mar 2018 - 06:20 pm
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Russia plays dual role in rebel exit from Syria's Ghouta 27 Mar 2018 - 03:21 pm
Syrians walk in the streets as they wait to be evacuated from Arbin in eastern Ghouta on March 27, 2018 after the rebel Islamist faction Faylaq al-Rahman reached a deal with Moscow, further emptying the onetime opposition bastion. AFP / Mohammed EYAD
Biggest convoy yet evacuates Syria's ruined Ghouta 27 Mar 2018 - 02:31 pm
A footage captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle shows wreckages of structures of Arbin town, which has been under siege of Assad Regime, in Arbin town of Eastern Ghouta region, Damascus, Syria on March 27, 2018. Ammar Al Bushy - Anadolu
Syrian media say evacuations from eastern Ghouta increasing 27 Mar 2018 - 02:23 pm
Syrian civilians and rebel fighters evacuated from Eastern Ghouta arrive in the village of Qalaat al-Madiq, some 45 kilometres northwest of the central city of Hama, on March 26, 2018, as evacuations from Eastern Ghouta continued following a deal that was
As Ghouta empties, Syrians try to spot loved ones on buses 26 Mar 2018 - 07:25 pm
A convoy transporting Syrian civilians and rebel fighters evacuated from Eastern Ghouta arrives in a government-held area at the entrance of Harasta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on March 26, 2018. AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta 26 Mar 2018 - 03:06 pm
A picture taken on March 25, 2018 shows Syrian civilians gathering for their evacuation from the town of Arbin in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, following a deal with the regime. AFP / AMER ALMOHIBANY

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China players (R) celebrate a goal by teammate Shao Ziqin during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between China and Taiwan in Perth. (Photo by Antony Dickson/ AFP) China edge Taiwan in extra-time to make Women's Asian Cup semis
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Peninsula IndiGo introduces fuel charge on all routes from March 14 amid surge in fuel prices

Europe

(Files) In this file photo taken on November 2, 2022, a LNG ship is pictured at the island Melkoya. (Photo by Fredrik Varfjell / NTB / AFP) Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling
This photo shows jewellery made from natural Baltic amber, on sale at an amber shop on Mariacka Street in Gdansk, Poland on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) Polish designers give ancient amber a modern twist
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Africa

Vehicles move on a flooded road after a heavy rain in Kibera of Nairobi, Kenya, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Henry Naminde/Xinhua) Death toll rises to 49 as massive floods batter Kenya
Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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