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The Week in Pictures: March 14, 2015

Police in Ferguson react to gunfire. A giant step for NASA’s deep-space launcher. A look at the most compelling images of the past seven days.

Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

By William BootMar 15, 2015

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-01_sogh3x — Above Kazakhstan
March 12, 2015

The Soyuz TMA-14M capsule with International Space Station crew members Barry Wilmore of the U.S., Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Russia is seen above clouds as it descends beneath a parachute just before landing southeast of Dzhezkazgan.

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galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-02_irxily — Sri Anandpur Sahib, India
March 6, 2015

A fire-breathing Indian Sikh performs during a religious procession to mark Hola Mohalla at the Guru Dwara Sri Kesgarh Sahib temple. The festival begins on the first day of the lunar month of Chett and is celebrated with various displays of fighting prowess and bravery, followed by kirtan, music, and poetry.
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galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-03_gwdzuz — Above Oman
March 10, 2015

Solar Impulse 2, the world's first airplane flying on solar energy, is pictured en route to Ahmedabad, India. The Swiss-built aircraft took off from Muscat, Oman, to begin the second leg of its epic journey. The unprecedented attempt at the first flight around the world powered only by solar energy seeks to prove that flying is possible without using fossil fuel. Two Swiss pilots, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Boschberg, will take turns at the controls in the tiny cabin for five consecutive days and nights in the air.

Jean Revillard/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-04_ckusjz — Valletta, Malta
March 10, 2015

A dancer with the Zfin Malta Dance Ensemble performs in a dress rehearsal of the company's premiere, Erbgha (Four), at the Mediterranean Institute Theatre Program theater.

Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-05_oa9x3x — Caracas, Venezuela
March 9, 2015

A woman rides a past graffti that reads, “Gringo, respect us!” The United States declared Venezuela a national-security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in the worst bilateral diplomatic dispute since socialist President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013.

Jorge Silva/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-06_ghoarx — Al-Latamna, Syria
March 9, 2015

Rebel fighters dig caves in the mountains, to be used as shelters from the bombing of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the countryside north of the city of Hama.
Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-07_zpqwrc — Ferguson, Missouri
March 12, 2015

Police officers respond to a fellow officer hit by gunfire outside the Ferguson Police Headquarters. Two police officers were shot early Thursday in what officials called an ambush following months of acute tensions over relations between police and minority groups in the St. Louis suburb.

Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-08_juyxr3 — Promontory, Utah
March 11, 2015

People take pictures as the SLS five-segment Solid Rocket Motor undergoes a static test fire at the Orbital ATK facility. The beefed-up space shuttle solid rocket motor passed a two-minute test firing, a key milestone toward the debut flight of NASA's deep-space launcher in 2018, the U.S. space agency said.

Jim Urquhart/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-09_h67k1l — Bnei Brak, Israel
March 11, 2015

Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a rally supporting the United Torah Judaism party near Tel Aviv. Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on March 17, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 120-seat Knesset.

Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-10_lq5qvq — Gyeryong, South Korea
March 12, 2015

A new officer runs into an echelon at a joint commissioning ceremony for South Korea’s army, navy, air force, and marines.
Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-11_aurrwa — Beijing
March 9, 2012

Attendants prepare tea for delegates ahead of the second plenary meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People.
Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-12_jabkvs — Kathmandu, Nepal
March 8, 2015

Girls in traditional attire take part in a function organized to mark International Women's Day.

Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

galleries/2015/03/15/the-week-in-pictures-march-14-2015/150312-week-photos-13_xwsc4i — Redondo Beach, California
March 8, 2015

Madeleine Klonoski, 2, sits on her father's leg at a kite festival.
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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