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Pictures of the Week: March 29 – April 5

From deadly clashes in the West Bank and flooding in Buenos Aires to March Madness and the highest altitude performance in the world, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

From deadly clashes in the West Bank and flooding in Buenos Aires to March Madness and the highest altitude performance in the world, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

Culture Show, Impression Lijiang. APTOPIX Afghanistan Pakistan Daily Life A man throws water on a woman as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko PHILIPPINES-RELIGION-EASTER TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-PRISONERS-UNREST A rocket booster carrying the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft take off People sleep on charpoy beds along a road, near a railway station in Karachi AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY U.S. Freestyle National Championship APTOPIX Peru Good Friday APTOPIX Mexico Holy Week A statue of Jesus Christ on the cross is seen on the ground before a Good Friday procession in San Antonio de Escazu CENTRAFRICA-UNREST Burial service for US Army 1st Lieutenant John E. Terpning World News - March 28, 2013 APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians Easter Spectators watch as participants dance and throw colored chalk during the Holi Festival of Colors at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah An Alternative View of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2013/14 Louisville coach Pitino calls to the referees to stop the game as guard Kevin Ware lays on the court against Duke during their Midwest Regional NCAA men's basketball game in Indianapolis Kenyan election 2013 APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians Easter TOPSHOTS-SAFRICA-MANDELA Worshippers dressed as angels participate in the Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-GAZA-HAMAS-EDUCATION KUWAIT-EXECUTION Gun Violence Claims Another Victim On Chicago Streets TOPSHOTS-BAHRAIN-POLITICS-UNREST Jahangir Alam, officer in-charge of Upashahar police camp, lies on the street after Jamaat-e-Islami activists smashed pieces of bricks on his head during a clash in Rajshahi World News - April 2, 2013 Naxi Ancient Music Orchestra in Lijiang Daily life in Gaza People carry a coffin during the funeral for victims of a fire at Yaeway cemetery in Yangon Memorial service for 13 South African soldiers killed in Central African Republic A man stands at a corner of a street in the Andalusian capital of Seville Fyodor Golan - Backstage - MBFWR F/W 2013 India Autism Day India Hindu Festival Brazil Bus Accident MIDEAST-GAZA-SMUGGLING-TUNNELS TOPSHOTS-ARGENTINA-WEATHER-FLOOD INDIA-RELIGION-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION A woman sleeps next to her newborn baby in a nursery in the Juba Teaching Hospital in Juba AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY John Axford, Michael Cuddyer APTOPIX Obama Flames and smoke rise at an oil pipeline after an explosion, south of the city of Ajdabiyah Man looks up at room of Islamic school where 13 boys were killed by fire in central, multi-ethnic Botataung district of the former capital Yangon APTOPIX Afghanistan India Wildlife Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed residential building in Thane A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to throw a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Hebron APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians A relative of Amer Nassar mourns during his funeral near Tulkarm Palestinian children are seen inside their family's house during a power cut in Jabalya refugee camp The claws of a chicken are seen at a yard in central Beijing

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