The week in pictures

Masked demonstrators clash with police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro(***)s government in Caracas, on March 29. Opposition and ruling party supporters held the first protests after the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) mission visited the country to support talks and denounce the violence that has left two more dead, raising the deathtoll to 39.

Crew members of a mission to the International Space Station, US astronaut Steven Swanson (L), Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (C) and Oleg Artemyev (R), on their way to board the Soyuz-FG rocket with the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, early on March 26.

Over 50,000 fans watched the Toronto Blue Jays face off against the New York Mets at Montreal(***)s Olympic Stadium, the first MLB game played in the city since the Expos left Montreal after the 2004 season.

Healthcare workers with Doctors Without Borders prepare isolation and treatment areas for Ebola operations, in Gueckedou, Guinea. Health officials in the West African nation say they(***)re now treating eight cases of Ebola in the capital. At least 70 people have died in the country(***)s south since the Ebola outbreak began last week.

Jailed supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi raise the four-finger sign, a symbol of defiance associated with Muslim Brotherhood supporters, during their trial in Alexandria, on March 29.

Shia Muslims attend Friday prayers in Baghdad(***)s Sadr City.

Brazilian federal troops and police occupied favelas in Rio de Janeiro on March 30 to help quell a surge in violent crimes following attacks by drug traffickers on police posts. Less than three months before Rio welcomes tens of thousands of football fans for the World Cup, the attacks cast new doubts on government efforts to expel gangs from slums.