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Seven US personnel killed in Iraq helicopter crash 16 Mar 2018 - 04:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Iraqi army helicopter sits in a field on the outskirts of western Mosul on April 3, 2017 during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State group fighters. (AFP / Ahmad Gharabli)
Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases 16 Mar 2018 - 03:58 pm
Syrians from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region, just outside Damascus, cross a regime-controlled corridor in Hamouria in Eastern Ghouta, after leaving the besieged enclave towards government areas on March 16, 2018. AFP
Red Cross chief travels with aid convoy to Syria's rebel Ghouta 15 Mar 2018 - 03:19 pm
Members of the Syrian Red Crescent escort evacuated civilians from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave into the government side of the Wafideen checkpoint on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on March 14, 2018. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Syrian regime's blitz of Eastern Ghouta 15 Mar 2018 - 03:11 pm
Russian and Syrian soldiers stand guard as Syrians from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta arrive at the regime-held checkpoint in Adra, on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus, after escaping the enclave through a corridor opened by the government forces on Mar
Turkey says will take Afrin centre in 'very short time' 15 Mar 2018 - 02:43 pm
Civilians fleeing the city of Afrin in northern Syria walk at the mountainous road of al-Ahlam while heading towards the check point in az-Ziyarah, in the government-controlled part of the northern Aleppo province, on March 15, 2018 on the way to seek ref
Iraq PM Abadi orders reopening of Kurdish airports for international flights 15 Mar 2018 - 02:40 pm
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More than 3,000 Syrians leave Ghouta to govt lines: Observatory 15 Mar 2018 - 02:31 pm
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Syria's war enters its eighth year 15 Mar 2018 - 02:28 pm
A general view shows smoke billowing in Hazeh, in the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus on March 15, 2018 during reported shelling by Syrian government forces. AFP / AMER ALMOHIBANY
Syrians stream out of rebel-held Ghouta town as army advances 15 Mar 2018 - 02:24 pm
An elderly Syrian man looks for a safe place to take shelter in the rebel-held town of Hamouria in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus during bombardment by government forces on March 14, 2018. / AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Erdogan "hopes" Afrin is liberated by this evening 14 Mar 2018 - 04:58 pm
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the 46th Mukhtars Meeting at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on March 14, 2018. Murat Kula - Anadolu
Assad forces shell Turkish positions in Syria 14 Mar 2018 - 01:46 pm
A member of Free Syrian Army, backed by Turkish Armed Forces is seen as he stands guard at Rajo’s town center on March 13, 2018. Halil Fidan - Anadolu
Syrian Observatory: air strike kills two commanders in eastern Ghouta rebel group 14 Mar 2018 - 10:47 am
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Stability still elusive as Egypt's Sisi poised for second term 13 Mar 2018 - 08:38 pm
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After painful wait, civilians evacuated from Syria's besieged Ghouta 13 Mar 2018 - 08:38 pm
Aid workers wait for busses carrying rebel fighters and their families to arrive in the Qalaat al-Madiq village in the province of Hama, on March 13, 2018, after being evacuated from the Qadam neighbourhood on the outskirts of Damascus under a deal agreed
Lebanon releases actor accused of collaborating with Israel 13 Mar 2018 - 07:05 pm
Lebanese writer and actor Ziad Itani performing on stage in Beirut on July 18, 2013 (AFP / Anwar Amro)
Turkish bus hits truck, bursts into flames; 11 dead 13 Mar 2018 - 03:20 pm
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7 years on, Syria war shifting gears but still deadly 13 Mar 2018 - 02:11 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 20, 2017 shows a general view of heavily damaged buildings in Raqa, after a Kurdish-led force expelled Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the northern Syrian city, formerly their
Iranian parliament votes to retain labor minister 13 Mar 2018 - 01:42 pm
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View of the skyline in Kuala Lumpur. File photo for representational purposes only. Malaysia's unemployment rate drops to 3 pct in 2025
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This photo illustration taken in Seoul on February 27, 2026 shows a Google Maps screen with a search for Seoul City Hall on a smartphone and a Google Maps webpage showing a map of Seoul. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP South Korea finally agrees to share data with Google Maps
This handout photo taken on February 26, 2026 courtesy of the Facebook page of Ethan Asentista shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Canlaon City, Negros Oriental province in the central Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Ethan Asentista / AFP) Philippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5 kilometres into sky

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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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A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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