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Dawn.com Published March 26, 2012
A child holds a flyer of New National Democracy Party during their campaign rally for the April 1 by-election in Mayangone Township in Yangon, Myanmar. ? AP Photo
A child holds a flyer of New National Democracy Party during their campaign rally for the April 1 by-election in Mayangone Township in Yangon, Myanmar. ? AP Photo
Bangladeshi citizens place floral wreaths at the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Saver some 24kms northwest of Dhaka. Bangladesh is commemorating the 41st anniversary of its independence and set up a special tribunal on March 25, to try people accused of committing war crimes during the country's bloody 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan. ? AFP Photo
Bangladeshi citizens place floral wreaths at the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Saver some 24kms northwest of Dhaka. Bangladesh is commemorating the 41st anniversary of its independence and set up a special tribunal on March 25, to try people accused of committing war crimes during the country's bloody 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan. ? AFP Photo
A Bangladeshi girl holds the national flag near the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Saver some 24kms northwest of Dhaka. Bangladesh is commemorating the 41st anniversary of its independence and set up a special tribunal on March 25, to try people accused of committing war crimes during the country's bloody 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan. ? AFP Photo
A Bangladeshi girl holds the national flag near the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Saver some 24kms northwest of Dhaka. Bangladesh is commemorating the 41st anniversary of its independence and set up a special tribunal on March 25, to try people accused of committing war crimes during the country's bloody 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan. ? AFP Photo
South Korea's Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin (C) and military leaders walk from an alter for the 46 deceased sailors from the sunken naval ship Cheonan, after paying a silent tribute to them during the two-year anniversary of the incident, at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Seoul March 26, 2012. South Korean naval corvette Cheonan, which was believed to be torpedoed by North Korea, sank on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. ? Reuters Photo
South Korea's Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin (C) and military leaders walk from an alter for the 46 deceased sailors from the sunken naval ship Cheonan, after paying a silent tribute to them during the two-year anniversary of the incident, at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Seoul March 26, 2012. South Korean naval corvette Cheonan, which was believed to be torpedoed by North Korea, sank on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. ? Reuters Photo
People enjoy spring weather in a park in Shanghai. After a long winter, Shanghai will enjoy mild spring weather for the next few days before rain is forecast again. ? AFP Photo
People enjoy spring weather in a park in Shanghai. After a long winter, Shanghai will enjoy mild spring weather for the next few days before rain is forecast again. ? AFP Photo
The Cathedral of Havana is lit by Italian artist Gaspare di Caro. ? Reuters Photo
The Cathedral of Havana is lit by Italian artist Gaspare di Caro. ? Reuters Photo
A protester wearing a mask attend a rally opposing the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Leaders from more than 50 countries, including U.S. President Barack Obama, are in Seoul for a March 26-27 nuclear security summit focusing on measures to protect nuclear materials and facilities and to prevent illicit trafficking. ? Reuters Photo
A protester wearing a mask attend a rally opposing the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Leaders from more than 50 countries, including U.S. President Barack Obama, are in Seoul for a March 26-27 nuclear security summit focusing on measures to protect nuclear materials and facilities and to prevent illicit trafficking. ? Reuters Photo
Afghan men walk past the Darul Aman palace in Kabul. Nestling beneath the mountains that ring Kabul, the shattered shell of the Darul Aman palace stands in mute testimony to the brutality and callousness of Afghanistan's history of conflict. ? AFP Photo
Afghan men walk past the Darul Aman palace in Kabul. Nestling beneath the mountains that ring Kabul, the shattered shell of the Darul Aman palace stands in mute testimony to the brutality and callousness of Afghanistan's history of conflict. ? AFP Photo
A Tibetan man runs, engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the country. The Tibetan activist lit himself on fire at the gathering and was rushed to hospital with unknown injuries, reports said. ? AP Photo
A Tibetan man runs, engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the country. The Tibetan activist lit himself on fire at the gathering and was rushed to hospital with unknown injuries, reports said. ? AP Photo

This week is marked by memorials for the past and struggles for the future. – Photos by Agencies

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