TIME Pictures of the Week

Pictures of the Week: March 21 — March 28

From President Obama’s first meeting with Pope Francis to the massive mudslide in Washington, to credible evidence in the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 and Sochi’s stray dogs arriving in America, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

 

Washington Mudslide Fire in Caloocan City, Philippines Crisis in Ukraine Marta Llorente, 28, a contestant, poses backstage before taking part in a body paint pageant during Expobelleza Andalucia (Expobeauty Andalusia) in the Andalusian capital of Seville Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft A man killed after a boat carrying mostly Congolese refugees capsized is seen inside a boat at the shores of Lake Albert during rescue operations by the Uganda Marine Unit in Ntoroko UKRAINE-RUSSIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-CRIMEA Ukraine Washington DC VATICAN-AUDIENCE-POPE-MALTA India World Water Day Afghanistan The Week That Was From Latin America Photo Gallery TOPSHOTS-MEXICO-EQUINOX-SUN Russia, Crimea, Ukraine UKRAINE-RUSSIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-FUNERAL Crisis in Ukraine Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 INDONESIA-VOLCANO Oso Mudslide Civil unrest in Palestine Fire in the Philippines World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics 2014 - Day 2 Istanbul: AK Party Rally TURKEY-POLITICS-ERDOGAN TURKEY-POLITICS-ERDOGAN TURKEY-NEWROZ-KURDS Malaysia Airlines MH370 Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 La Liga soccer France's President Francois Hollande is seen speaking in a bar after voting in the first round in the French mayoral elections in Tulle Chapel arrdiente former Spanish president Adolfo Suarez the Spanish Padilla poses for the camera as he attends the wake of Suarez at the Spanish parliament in Madrid People line up to pay their respects to Suarez during his wake at the Spanish parliament in Madrid SAFRICA-TRIAL-PISTORIUS A handout photo shows a derailed commuter train resting on an escalator at O'Hare international airport in Chicago AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-MEDIA-AFP-HEALTH Pakistan Daily Life SYRIA-CONFLICT Funeral of activist Petro Mironovich Brazil Violence TOPSHOTS-RUSSIA-CAUCASUS-UNREST-DAGESTAN TOPSHOTS-AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-ATTACKS TOPSHOTS-AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-ATTACKS TOPSHOTS-GREECE-PARADE-INDEPENDENCE-HISTORY TOPSHOTS-GREECE-PARADE-INDEPENDENCE-HISTORY CHINA-US-DIPLOMACY TOPSHOTS-SSUDAN-EDUCATION-FEATURE Low Levels In Sacramento River Due To Drought Force Wildfire Officials To Truck Salmon Downstream Mourning for people aboard MH370 A family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cries on a bus before heading to the Malaysian embassy, outside Lido Hotel in Beijing Students attend a prayer ceremony in tribute to passengers and crew onboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, inside a school in Jammu APTOPIX Guatemala Market Fire Red Bull Ring in Spielberg New Jersey Governor Christie speaks to local residents of Belmar, New Jersey and other shore towns in Monmouth County during a Town Hall meeting to discuss federal funds for recovery from hurricane Sandy, in Belmar Child tries to touch part of art exhibition 'A Dream I Dreamed' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at Museum of Contemporary Art of Shanghai Kiev begins to accept refugees from Crimea Dave Stevens Barack Obama, Jose Manuel Barroso, Herman Van Rompuy Peng Cheng, Zhang Hao TOPSHOTS-KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIA-USA-ISS-SPACE Festival  of Caribbean U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her mother Marian Robinson feed apple to giant pandas as they visit Giant Panda Research Base in Chengdu Copenhagen Zoo puts down four lions APTOPIX Mideast Israel Passover President Barack Obama jokes with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Obama - Pope Francis Crisis in Ukraine - Sevatopol defense monument TOPSHOTS-AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-MEDIA-AFP Abandoned Dogs Rescued From Sochi Arrive At Washington DC Rescue Shelter Towed 155mm Howitzers fire during an artillery drill in Inje near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Korea Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah arrive to attend an election rally in Mazar-I-Shariff APTOPIX Spain Migrants Mar. 23, 2013. Wearing a hat and glasses a Scottish Fold cat looks on during a cat exhibition in Bishkek.

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