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bandula
04-12-2007, 10:09 PM
Week in pictures: 31 Mar- 6 April
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The deadly tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands on Monday damaged hundreds of homes, many of them on Gizo island.

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The Christian world marked Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week when Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem is remembered. Here palm vendors wait in Manila.

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Penitents prepare for a procession in Cordoba, southern Spain - one of hundreds taking place during the approach to Easter.

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The head of the London Olympic Committee, Lord Coe, inspects tunnels in the east of the city which will eventually carry power cables to the games in 2012.

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North Korean soldiers observe the south side of the border, as Asian diplomats voice doubts the country will meet an April deadline to shut a nuclear plant.

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Lava burns vegetation as it spills out of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.

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A Sri Lankan woman offers Buddhist moon-day rituals at a temple in Kelaniya, a suburb of Colombo.

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A Russian Soyuz booster rocket is taken to the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It is due to carry a crew to the international space station on Saturday.

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A Royal Navy crew returns to the UK after being held in Iran for almost two weeks.
From BBC