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Week in pictures: 9 - 15 March

16 Mar 2014

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ISTANBUL, WEDNESDAY:

Men hold their hands up on their heads as they are searched by pro-Russian servicemen at Chongar checkpoint blocking the entrance to Crimea on March 10, 2014. Russia vowed on March 10 to unve

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CRIMEA, MONDAY:

An Indian Hindu devotee performs with fire as he participates in a procession ahead of the Holi festival in Amritsar on March 12, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours is o

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AMRITSAR, WEDNESDAY: An Indian man performs with fire ahead of Holi, a Hindu spring festival of colours.

Dancers with the Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo perform a scene from "LAC (After Swan Lake) " during a dress rehearsal at theNew York City Center March 13, 2014. Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will c

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NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY:

LAC (After Swan Lake)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 12:Firefighters from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) respond to a 5-alarm fire and building collapse at 1646 Park Ave in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan March

2014 Getty Images

NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY:

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13:Runners and riders jump the third last in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2014 in Cheltenham, Engla

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CHELTENHAM, THURSDAY:

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 13 (SOUTH AFRICA OUT):Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria High Court on March 13, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his gi

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PRETORIA, THURSDAY:

This picture taken from aboard a flying Soviet-made AN-26 used as a search aircraft by Vietnamese Air Force to look for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, shows an officer (R) and a repo

2014 AFP

VIETNAM, SUNDAY:

Opposition activists throw stones with a slingshot during a protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on March 10, 2014. Two rival protests today were

2014 AFP

CARACAS, MONDAY:

SOCHI, RUSSIA - MARCH 10:Gold medalist Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain smells her flowers during the flower ceremony for the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 201

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SOCHI, MONDAY:

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In Depth

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Low water levels at Baitings Reservoir in West Yorkshire

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Global lens

How the UK’s droughts compare with the rest of the world

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Quizzes and puzzles

Quiz of The Week

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Podcasts

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The blaster carried by Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope

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Tall Tales

Han Solo gun expected to sell for $500,000

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Today’s newspapers

‘Clueless’

A finger points at the Flightradar24 website

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In Depth

Is flight tracking the new Netflix?

Why The Satanic Verses is still controversial

Ukrainian soldiers patrol on the frontline in Zolote, Ukraine

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In Depth

Is World War Three on the cards?

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Daily Briefing

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Week in pictures: 9 - 15 March

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