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The week in pictures
From a volcano eruption in Indonesia to ships trapped in Antarctica’s ice, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.
Iraqi Sunni fighters secure the funeral of a man killed by army artillery fire. At least four people were killed after the Iraqi government launched a military operation in Sunni-dominated Anbar region against insurgents, who last week took control of the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
Published On 5 Jan 2014
5 Jan 2014
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The National Disaster Management Agency ordered residents of 17 villages in Karo district in North Sumatra province to leave and seek refuge in shelters.
A helicopter from the Xue Long (Snow Dragon) Chinese icebreaker unloads rescued passengers from an ice-bound Russian ship in eastern Antarctica.
People wait in line to be among the first to legally buy recreational marijuana at the Botana Care store in the US state of Colorado.
The Italian navy rescued 233 mostly African migrants off the coast of Sicily, as the immigration crisis that killed hundreds in shipwrecks in 2013 showed no signs of letting up in the new year.
People displaced by the recent fighting between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces queue for medical care at a clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).
In the US state of Alaska, some celebrated the new year by participating in the "Polar Plunge", which involves dashing into frigid water that is just 3 degrees Celsius.
People walk towards a polling station to cast their votes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Police fired at protesters and more than 100 polling stations were torched in Sunday(***)s general elections, which were marred by violence and a boycott by the opposition.