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New Algerian group urges Bouteflika to step down, and army not to interfere 19 Mar 2019 - 10:18 am
People carry their national flags as they protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Sudan, South Sudan to demilitarize shared borders 18 Mar 2019 - 09:46 pm
South Sudan government soldiers parade in a camp in Juba on April 21, 2016. AFP/Peter Martell
Upstart party turns cannabis into key Israeli election issue 18 Mar 2019 - 06:33 pm
A billboard in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan in the suburbs of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2019 bearing portraits of Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) political alliance leaders Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi, with a caption below readi
Syria army vows to retake control of Kurdish areas 18 Mar 2019 - 04:30 pm
A sniper with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) opens fire toward a part of Baghouz where remaining Islamic State (IS) group fighters are holding out in their last position, in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on March 18, 201
U.S.-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp 18 Mar 2019 - 11:42 am
A view overlooking the camp of Baghouz where remaining Islamic State (IS) group fighters and their families are holding out in the last position controlled by IS as Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) fighters await to advance on them, in the countryside of t
Iranian border guard killed in fight with armed group near Iraq 18 Mar 2019 - 10:52 am
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Algerian unions refuse to support PM's efforts to form government 18 Mar 2019 - 10:46 am
Demonstrators wave an Algerian flag during a protest over fears of plot to prolong the Algerian president's rule, on March 17, 2019, in Marseille, southeastern France. AFP / Christophe SIMON
Turkish man escapes New Zealand mosque terror by seconds 17 Mar 2019 - 10:52 pm
Mustafa Boztas, who was at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch during the terror attack, told Anadolu Agency on Sunday that he was shot in his leg by the terrorist but managed to escape through the mosque's window.
Israel court bars extreme-right election candidate Ben-Ari 17 Mar 2019 - 10:16 pm
Jewish Power party's Michael Ben Ari attends a hearing at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2019, to be allowed to run to the Israeli parliament. AFP / Gil Cohen-Magen
Thousands believed still inside last IS pocket: Syria force 17 Mar 2019 - 03:21 pm
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters celebrate after fighting Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the village of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on March 15, 2019. AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE
New Zealand mosque attacker visited Turkey in 2016 16 Mar 2019 - 08:47 pm
A handout frame grab taken from a CCTV video made available by the state-run Turkish broadcaster TRT World on March 16, 2019 shows the arrival of a man who is believed to be Australia-born Brenton Tarrant on March 13, 2016 at Istanbul's Ataturk Internatio
15 babies killed by Tunisia hospital infection, probe finds 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
A photo taken March 11, 2019, shows a nurse checking on babies inside incubators at the maternity ward of the Rabta hospital in Tunis. AFP / Fethi Belaid
Main Netanyahu rival says nothing incriminating on hacked phone 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
Blue and White party head Benny Gantz stands next to fellow party candidates during a visit to a kibbutz in Israel outside the northern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2019. Reuters/Amir Cohen
Algerians protest despite Bouteflika pledging to end two-decade rule 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
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Migrant boats sinks off Morocco coast 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
Refugees waiting on a rubber boat to be rescued during an operation at sea with the Aquarius ship now used by humanitarians on May, 24 2016 in the Mediterranean sea in front of the Libyan coast. AFP/Gabriel Bouys
Turkey to inaugurate Europe's biggest hospital 14 Mar 2019 - 03:15 pm
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New premier urges Algerians to accept dialogue 14 Mar 2019 - 02:20 pm
Newly appointed Algeria's prime minister Noureddine Bedoui (R) gives a joint press conference with his deputy Ramtane Lamamra in Algiers on March 14, 2019. AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Iran says gas pipeline explosion kills at least 2 14 Mar 2019 - 11:38 am
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This handout image released by Queensland Police on February 16, 2026 shows a recovered Egyptian artefact on display in the Queensland town of Caboolture. (Photo by Handout / Queensland Police Service / AFP) Australian museum recovers Egyptian artefacts after break-in

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A 17th century shipwreck (front) is pictured after resurfacing in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 17, 2026. Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP 17th century wreck reappears from Stockholm deep
A building designated for affordable social rental housing is pictured on February 13, 2025 in Sant Boi de Llobregat. Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP Spain unveils public investment fund to tackle housing crisis
File photo Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record
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Africa

General view of a flooded street in Toamasina on February 15, 2026 after the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani. Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59
File photo: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi Strike disrupts flights at Kenya's main airport
Peninsula One dead, three injured in Egypt train collision
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks as Angola President Joao Lourenco (L), and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (R), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, listen on during the closing press conference of the Second Italy-Africa Summit at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC) in Addis Ababa on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) 'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair

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