Amazing pictures from memorable world events

Early test robots are seen on display at the Akin Robotics factory, Turkey’s first humanoid robotics factory, in Konya, Turkey, March 15, 2018.

Iraqi boys walk inside a destroyed mosque in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, March 14.

Iranian families light firecrackers outside their houses during the Wednesday Fire Feast, or Chaharshanbe Soori, held annually on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2018.

A boy looks through a bus window during an evacuation from the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, March 13, 2018.

Saudi men perform a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels) as a youth takes a selfie in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2018.

Activists march through Istiklal, a main shopping and pedestrian street, during a rally on International Women’s Day in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2018.

A Palestinian woman reacts to tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against US President Donald Trump’s policies towards Jerusalem, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, March 7, 2018.

Participants fly kites during the Aspire International Kite Festival in Doha, Qatar, March 6, 2018.

Activists arrive to take part in the International Conscience Convoy which aims to reach the Turkish-Syrian border on International Women’s Day to raise awareness about the plight of Syrian women, Istanbul, Turkey, March 6, 2018.

A boy looks at a 3D installation at Dubai Canvas in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2018.

A boy dressed in a Purim costume looks on as ultra-Orthodox Jewish people take part in the reading from the Book of Esther, a ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, Jerusalem, March 1, 2018.

Rescue workers look at the wreckage after a train crash in Kom Hamada in the northern province of Beheira, Egypt, Feb. 28, 2018.

Smoke rises from besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 27, 2018.

Supporters of the former leader of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Saleh Muslim, shout slogans in front of a Czech court which released Muslim from custody, Prague, Czech Republic, Feb. 27, 2018.

People inspect the remains of a missile in the besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria, Feb. 23, 2018.

Turkey’s Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar perform in the Free Dance Figure Skating final at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2018.

Protesters hold signs calling upon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 16, 2018.

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters ride a bus in the town of al-Rai, Syria, Feb. 14, 2018.

An Emirati man walks a camel through the Liwa desert during the Liwa 2018 Moreeb Dune Festival, 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi, Jan. 5, 2018.

The world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen, and shortest woman, Jyoti Amge, walk in front of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 26, 2018.

Participants compete in the 23rd annual Wrestling Tournament on Snow during which 165 participants from Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey wrestle in an arena covered with snow, Velikoy village, Artvin province, northern Turkey, Feb. 10, 2018.

A chocolate and diamond cake, shaped like a bride and worth $1 million, is seen on display during the Bride Dubai exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 7, 2018.