Snapshots of the Fortnight (March 16-26, 2012)

France and Syria were rocked by violence, while India had something to celebrate when Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th 100

Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published: Mar 30, 2012

Dentist and CEO of Khartoum Dental Clinic Dr Fadil Elamin teaches oral hygiene to children and a she

Image by : Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters

1/11

Dentist and CEO of Khartoum Dental Clinic Dr Fadil Elamin teaches oral hygiene to children and a sheikh from Khalwas (Koran school) in Khartoum. Elamin is sponsoring Greek/Swedish artist Martina Anagnostou's exhibition, ‘Art in the Heart of a Clinic’

Veterinary staff monitor Dylan the chimpanzee while cardiologist Eric Stohr of Cardiff Metropolitan

Image by : Phil Noble / Reuters

2/11

Veterinary staff monitor Dylan the chimpanzee while cardiologist Eric Stohr of Cardiff Metropolitan University carries out a cardio ultrasound examination at Chester Zoo in Liverpool, England. The tests are part of an international programme looking into the heart conditions of great apes

A child sleeps on a bed next to urinals at his home inside an unused toilet of a hotel in Shenyang,

Image by : Sheng Li / Reuters

3/11

A child sleeps on a bed next to urinals at his home inside an unused toilet of a hotel in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Zeng Lingjun, a shoe repairer, rented the unused toilet of the hotel and has been staying there with his family

Nour al-Houda Idriss, a 4-year-old Syrian girl, lies on a bed as she is surrounded by her father and

Image by : Omar Ibrahim / Reuters

4/11

Nour al-Houda Idriss, a 4-year-old Syrian girl, lies on a bed as she is surrounded by her father and a doctor, in a hospital in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Houda Idriss was wounded by shrapnel while playing with her sister near their house

A young woman reacts near the hearse transporting the three coffins bearing the slain children from

Image by : Pascal Parrot / Reuters

5/11

A young woman reacts near the hearse transporting the three coffins bearing the slain children from the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school the day after the shooting in Toulouse, France

Passengers sit on the floor while travelling inside an overcrowded general class compartment of the

Image by : Danish Siddiqui / Reuters

6/11

Passengers sit on the floor while travelling inside an overcrowded general class compartment of the Kalka Mail train in Kanpur. Of the 20 million people who travel daily on the network, many will arrive hours, even a day, behind schedule

A Somali police officer (R) arrests a suspected rebel member (L) of the Al Qaeda-affiliated al Shaba

Image by : Feisal Omar / Reuters

7/11

A Somali police officer (R) arrests a suspected rebel member (L) of the Al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab among beach goers at the Lido beach near Mogadishu. The beach had been a frontline for al Shabaab militants

US President Barack Obama walks past a pumpjack on his way to deliver remarks on energy independence

Image by : Ason Reed / Reuters

8/11

US President Barack Obama walks past a pumpjack on his way to deliver remarks on energy independence at Maljamar Cooperative Association Unit in New Mexico

Pope Benedict XVI flies over the Sanctuary of Cristo Rey on his way to celebrate a mass in Silao, Me

Image by : Osservatore Romano / Reuters

9/11

Pope Benedict XVI flies over the Sanctuary of Cristo Rey on his way to celebrate a mass in Silao, Mexico

Matthew Macklin, from Ireland, lands on the ropes after he was knocked down by a punch from Sergio M

Image by : Ray Stubblebine / Reuters

10/11

Matthew Macklin, from Ireland, lands on the ropes after he was knocked down by a punch from Sergio Martinez, from Argentina, in the Middleweight World Championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after he scored his 100th international century during the Asia Cup One

Image by : Andrew Biraj / Reuters

11/11

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after he scored his 100th international century during the Asia Cup One Day International cricket match against Bangladesh in Dhaka

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