Week in pictures: 22-29 March

Week in pictures: 22-29 March

1 of 12 An Iraqi comforts a friend at the site where two missiles hit a busy market in Baghdad, killing at least 14

2 of 12 Heading for Iraq, an American bomb-loaded B-52 takes off from RAF Fairford in Britain

3 of 12 Soldiers from the US 7th Infantry Regiment take cover as sandstorms sweep across central Iraq

4 of 12 Returning to the White House after the weekend, President Bush peers out from the window of Marine One helicopter

5 of 12 The body of an Iraqi soldier lies wrapped in a blanket, following the British assault on the Al-Faw peninsula in southern Iraq

6 of 12 Driving north to Baghdad, a US soldier throws some crackers to two Bedouins

7 of 12 School children in Paris burn an American flag in protest at the war in Iraq

8 of 12 An Iraqi farmer observers US Marine Staff Sgt John Coughlin as he aims his sniper rifle

9 of 12 Away from the war, a Burmese monk joins a protest in London against British American Tobacco's investments in his country

10 of 12 Office workers in Hong Kong don protective masks to guard against severe acute respiratory syndrome

11 of 12 Oscar winner Adrien Brody delicately attends to his fellow Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman

12 of 12 A spectator takes his seat at the Cricket World Cup final in South Africa - Australia were victorious