

Colombians went to the polls Sunday to elect a new Congress with a resurgent right, bitterly opposed to a peace deal that allows leftist former rebels to participate, expected to poll strongly. The election is set to be the calmest in half a century of conflict in Colombia, with the former rebel movement FARC spurning jungle warfare for politics, and the ELN — the country’s last active rebel group — observing a ceasefire. / AFP PHOTO / Luis ROBAYO

Japan marked on March 11 the seventh anniversary of a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster which devastated its northeastern coast and left about 18,500 people dead or missing. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Shizuo Kambayashi

Italian player Davide Astori likely died on March 4, 2018 in his hotel room from a cardiac arrest linked to the slowing of his heart rate following the initial results of his autopsy. / AFP PHOTO / Claudio Giovannini

Cubans vote to ratify a new National Assembly on Sunday, a key step in a process leading to the election of a new president, the first in nearly 60 years from outside the Castro family. The new members of the National Assembly will be tasked with choosing a successor to 86-year-old President Raul Castro when he steps down next month.
/ AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alejandro Ernesto