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Mosul oil well fires turn sheep coats black 18 Dec 2016 - 01:37 am
File picture of a young shepherd watching over his flock of sheep, their fleece blackened by smoke from burning oil wells set ablaze by Islamic State (IS) jihadists before retreating, near Mosul.
Forced to leave, Aleppo evacuees tell of their pain 18 Dec 2016 - 01:25 am
People warm themselves around a fire while waiting to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo in Syria yesterday.
Hamas blames Israel for death of drone expert 18 Dec 2016 - 01:19 am
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Kurdish-Shiite row erupts at Iraqi football match 17 Dec 2016 - 07:45 pm
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Syrian rebels, govt say working on deal to secure Aleppo evacuation 17 Dec 2016 - 07:27 pm
Injured and sick people wait inside a hospital to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016. The arabic on the wall reads: 'The people want to bring down the regime' (R) and 'Curse your soul, oh Hafez' (L). REUTERS/A
Egypt to hand over MS804 air crash victims' remains 17 Dec 2016 - 07:21 pm
A woman passes by photos of EgyptAir flight 804 victims at the Cairo Opera House, May 26, 2016 (REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
France, fearing massacres, asks UN to monitor Aleppo evacuation 17 Dec 2016 - 06:57 pm
French Ambassador Francois Delattre has warned that Aleppo could turn into another Srebrenica, where thousands of Bosnian men and boys were massacred in 1995 when the town fell to Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkan wars. Photo courtesy: United Nations
Aleppo: The guilt, the resentment, the indifference 17 Dec 2016 - 06:17 pm
Syrians walk in the old market in the government-held old city of the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 17, 2016. Trapped Syrian civilians and rebels waited desperately Saturday for evacuations to resume from an opposition-held enclave in Alep
Syrian rebels say Iran holding up Aleppo evacuation deal 17 Dec 2016 - 06:02 pm
A wounded boy sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15,
Obama denounces Aleppo 'horror' as evacuation suspended 17 Dec 2016 - 05:55 pm
U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of his annual end-of-year news conference at the White House in Washington, USA on December 16, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )
Thousands in desperate wait for evacuation from Aleppo 17 Dec 2016 - 05:38 pm
Evacuated civilians, fled from East Aleppo that had been under siege by Iran-led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces, are being placed to a tent camp at Qah town of Idlib, Syria on December 16, 2016 (?brahim Erikan - Anadolu Agency)
Protesters storm pro-Kurdish party local HQ after Turkey attack 17 Dec 2016 - 05:32 pm
This picture obtained from Dogan News Agency shows people protesting in front of the offices of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) following a suicide car bombing on December 17, 2016 in Kayseri. Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed and dozens m
Syrian rebels, govt say new deal in works to secure Aleppo evacuation 17 Dec 2016 - 05:17 pm
Syrians pray in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 17, 2016, as civilians are allowed access to some neighbourhoods recently retaken by Syrian government forces. AFP
UNHCR chief says all must be allowed out of Aleppo, war must stop 17 Dec 2016 - 05:17 pm
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, March 21, 2016 (REUTERS / Chris Wattie)
Turkey detains seven over Kayseri bus bomb attack 17 Dec 2016 - 04:04 pm
People react after a bus was hit by an explosion in Kayseri, Turkey, December 17, 2016. (Turan Bulut/Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS)
Car bombing kills 13 Turkish soldiers 17 Dec 2016 - 11:55 am
This picture obtained from the Ihlas News Agency shows a police officer and people walking next to the wreck of public bus following an explosion on December 17, 2016 in Kayseri, central Turkey. Turkey OUT / AFP / IHLAS NEWS AGENCY / IHLAS NEWS AGENCY
Iran summons British envoy in Syria tit for tat 17 Dec 2016 - 11:39 am
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Blast hits bus carrying Turkish soldiers, some believed killed -sources 17 Dec 2016 - 10:25 am
People react after a bus was hit by an explosion in Kayseri, Turkey, December 17, 2016. Turan Bulut/ Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS

Asia

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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Image used for representation only. French infant tests positive for toxin linked to formula recalls
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Africa

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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