An Israeli airstrike destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus on Monday, killing or wounding everyone inside. Pics/AFP. Text/AP

Explosives planted in a taxi detonated in a Damascus suburb near a&nbsp;Shiite Muslim&nbsp;shrine Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of&nbsp;Ashura, state media reported. All pictures: AFP

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams along with the dog squad members have started to return to India after calling off the relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey. The first team of 47 members of the NDRF returned to India on Friday after a 10-day-long operation. Pics/NDRF

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade and the death toll kept rising, crossing16000. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 killed more than 8,800 people. Rescue crews braved freezing overnight temperatures in quake-hit areas in both countries in the hope of reaching survivors and pulling more bodies from the rubble

Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams comprising 101 personnel, left for Turkey from Hinden Airbase in Ghaziabad on Tuesday to aid rescue operations after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck Turkey and killed thousands of people. The Turkey-bound teams include five women rescuers, a doctor and paramedics. Pics/NDRF PRO

At least 76 people have been killed across seven provinces in Turkey and 42 were reported dead in Syria in initial reports after a deadly earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi in Turkey's Gaziantep province on February 6. See pics Photo/AFP

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