Photos of the fortnight (March 14- March 27)

From a deliberate plane crash to India’s ouster from the World Cup, the world in pictures

Published: Mar 27, 2015

A boy sits at the site of an air strike in a residential area near Sanaa Airport on March 26. Saudi

Image by : Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

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A boy sits at the site of an air strike in a residential area near Sanaa Airport on March 26. Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies launched military operations, including air strikes in Yemen, to counter Iran-allied forces besieging Aden where the US-backed Yemeni president had taken refuge

Protesters in Tokyo shout slogans against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration

Image by : Yuya Shino / Reuters

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Protesters in Tokyo shout slogans against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration on March 22. More than 10,000 people took part in the protest and carried placards that read: "No to the Abe administration"

British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson leaves his home in west London on March 26. The BBC dro

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British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson leaves his home in west London on March 26. The BBC dropped British "Top Gear" motoring show presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who built a global fan base while repeatedly causing offence with strongly-worded views, after finding he had physically attacked a producer

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson exults after dismissing India’s Virat Kohli in the 201

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson exults after dismissing India’s Virat Kohli in the 2015 World Cup semi-final on March 26. Australia beat India by 95 runs to set a date with New Zealand in the final

Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi (centre) on March 17 marches from Parliament to Rashtrapati

Image by : Adnan Abidi / Reuters

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Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi (centre) on March 17 marches from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi along with members of other opposition parties to protest against a bill to ease land acquisition rules

US Senator Ted Cruz (right) with wife Heidi and daughters Catherine and Caroline announces his candi

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US Senator Ted Cruz (right) with wife Heidi and daughters Catherine and Caroline announces his candidacy to become US President during an event at Liberty College in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 23. Cruz, a conservative firebrand who frequently clashes with leaders of his Republican Party, became the first major figure from either party to jump into the 2016 presidential election race

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, with his Treasury team outside numb

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, with his Treasury team outside number 11 Downing Street, before delivering his budget to the House of Commons, in central London on March 18

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (left) presents a bowl of shamrocks to US President Barack O

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Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (left) presents a bowl of shamrocks to US President Barack Obama at a St Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 17

Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert at the Kings Theatre in the Brooklyn borough of New

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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert at the Kings Theatre in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 18

A dog rests at the Dog Resort in Sao Paulo on March 25. City dwellers in the South American concrete

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A dog rests at the Dog Resort in Sao Paulo on March 25. City dwellers in the South American concrete jungle of Sao Paulo are increasingly living in their own in high rise apartment blocks, turning to pets for company rather than traditional family cohabitation. Care centres, such as this, which look after the animals during working hours are becoming increasingly popular.

People walk by the High Altitude Cherenkov Experiment (HAWC) observatory during its inauguration on

Image by : Henry Romero / Reuters

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People walk by the High Altitude Cherenkov Experiment (HAWC) observatory during its inauguration on the slopes of Pico de Orizaba and Sierra Negra near Puebla on March 20. Sitting at the foot of a volcano in Mexico, this facility looks like a water treatment plant. It's one of the largest and most powerful observatories ever built on earth. Unlike optical observatories that use telescopes to study planets and stars, the HAWC detects high energy cosmic particles to unravel the mysteries of black holes and supernovas. HAWC is able to track where gamma rays originated, no matter how many light years away