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The week in pictures: August 25 – September 1

From the escalation in Syria to the death of a beloved journalist, Al Jazeera brings you the week in pictures.

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes a shower in the old city of Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes a shower in the old city of Aleppo on September 1, 2013. The week has seen a dramatic ramping-up of international rhetoric after suspected chemical weapons use prompted several Western nations to consider military intervention in Syria [REUTERS]
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Arab Foreign Ministers 140th annual meeting in Cairo
Egyptian protesters demonstrate on September 1, 2013, at a meeting of the Arab League in Cairo, against potential US military strikes in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier in the day that US military action against Syria would be possible without the approval of the US Congress, which President Obama is seeking. [EPA]
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Francois Hollande, Emma Bonino
France(***)s President Francois Hollande, right, meets with Italy(***)s Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Italy is insisting that any military strike against Syria for its alleged chemical attack on civilians must be authorised by the UN Security Council. [AP]
A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera English-language channel in Doha
Reports emerging this week suggest US spy agency, the NSA, hacked into email accounts of staff at the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel. [Reuters]
radioactive water leaking
Tokyo Institute of Technology professor Katsuki Takiguchi (centre) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on August 28, 2013. Japanese nuclear regulators raised the severity of the latest leak of radiation-contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi to level 3, or "serious incident". [EPA]
A volunteer security officer searches a woman at a check point in Maiduguri, Nigeria. At least 24 members of a vigilante group were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram armed fighters on Friday near the town of Monguno in Borno state [AP]
Demonstrations continue in Tunisia in opposition to the Ennahdha-led government. The assassination of a left-wing politician in July - the second such killing in five months - has plunged the country into a political crisis with the opposition accusing the government of failing to maintain security or restart the economy [AP]
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A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the verdict of a teenager, who was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention, in New Delhi
A demonstrator holds a placard during a September 1 protest against the verdict handed to a teenager found guilty of taking part in the December gang rape of a trainee physiotherapist, the first verdict in a case that sparked debate over whether India was too soft on young offenders [Reuters]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Visits Townsville After Launching The Australian Labor Party 2013 Campaign
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks to supporters in Townsville ahead of elections to be held on Saturday September 7. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party has trailed the conservative Liberal-National Party coalition for the first four weeks of the campaign, and most pollsters give them little hope of retaining government [Getty]
Pope Francis names new secretary of state
A file picture dated March 6, 2007, shows Vatican representative Archbishop Pietro Parolin (centre) meeting with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi. Pope Francis this week named Archbishop Parolin as the Vatican(***)s new Secretary of State. Parolinwill succeed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was heavily criticised over the (***)Vatileaks(***) scandal in 2012 [EPA]
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A file picture dated March 14, 2013, shows Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa (right) greeting grooms at a mass wedding ceremony in Sanaa. On Saturday evening, Basindwa escaped an assassination attempt when unidentified gunmen reportdly opened fire on his motorcade [AFP]
File photo od David Frost at the GQ Men of the Year 2010 Awards at the Royal Opera House in London
Veteran journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost died of a heart attack on Saturday, aged 74. He had found international fame for his interview series with US President Richard Nixon, which attracted the largest audience for a news interview in history. He had worked with Al Jazeera English since the channel(***)s launch seven years ago, and will be sadly missed. [Reuters]