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The week in pictures

From a missing Malaysian plane to scenes from International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.

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Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, march outside a Ukrainian military base in the village of Perevalnoye near the Crimean city of Simferopol on March 9.
Published On 9 Mar 2014
Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrators branded France(***)s president a "criminal" on March 7, for his stance on military intervention in the Central African Republic. They shouted slogans in support of Muslims in neighbouring Central African Republic, where French and African troops are deployed to stop sectarian killings.
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A demonstrator takes cover from tear gas fired by Bolivarian National police during clashes with anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela on March 8. The Venezuelan government and opposition appear to have reached a stalemate, in which street protests continue almost daily while the opposition sits out a peace process it calls farcical.
A general view shows smoke rising above al-Zarah village in the outskirts of Homs after soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from rebel fighters.
A Vietnamese Coast Guard search and rescue ship heads out from port to search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane. On March 8, a Boeing 777 airplane belonging to Malaysia Airlines disappeared after losing radar contact. The flight carried over 200 passengers.
US NASA astronaut Steven Swanson (L) sits together with Russian cosmonauts, Alexander Skvortsov (C) and Oleg Artemyev (R), in front of a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA spacecraft on March 5. All three are scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome on March 26. NASA chief Charles Bolden said the US space agency(***)s relationship with Russia remains normal despite the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine.
Sri Lankan cricketers and support staff celebrate with the trophy after winning the Asia Cup final match against Pakistan in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Yakiri Rubi Rubio holds a sign and a cross as another woman holds a toy machete, during a march to mark International Women(***)s Day in Mexico City on March 8.