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Syria will grant the United Nations permission to use a key crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in rebel-held northwest Syria for a period of six months, Bassam Sabbagh, Syrian ambassador to the UN, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A gendarmerie convoy leaves the Rambervillers gendarmerie in the Vosges, eastern France, where the suspect in the murder of Rose, a five-year-old girl, was being held in custody. IMAGES
A Qatari convoy with supplies for quake-hit northwest Syria arrives at Bab al-Hawa border crossing via Turkey. IMAGES
The first UN aid convoy for earthquake victims arrive at Bab al-Hawa border crossing in rebel-held northwestern Syria. IMAGES
"Northwestern Syria is now a disaster area," says spokesperson for the Syrian Civil Defense in rebel-held areas, Ismail Alabdallah, in an appeal to the international community to offer support. SOUNDBITE
Spanish armed forces board an aircraft and leave Zaragoza Air Base for Dubai to cover the first phase of repatriation in Afghanistan. The Taliban has moved to quickly restart the Afghan capital following their stunning takeover of Kabul and have told government staff to return to work, though residents have reacted cautiously. IMAGES