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Protesters mock presidential candidates during a protest themed 'Down with the fifth column of Ukrainian policy' in the centre of Kiev, displaying cardboard cutouts of persons whom the protesters call "pro-Russian candidates" ahead of the presidential election on March 31. IMAGES of cardboard cutouts of Ukrainian presidential candidates
Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman has been re-elected Czech president, narrowly outpacing his pro-European liberal rival Jiri Drahos. IMAGES
A Russian training ship of the Baltic Fleet Smolniy arrives in Venezuela and is received with honors at the port of La Guaira, near the capital, as part of a working visit to the Caribbean nation amid a climate of tension after the last presidential election. IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather in Caracas for a pro-government rally, responding to the president's call to compete with the opposition's rallies in the capital. Eleven civilians reportedly have died and more than 1,000 have been detained in the protests that erupted after the country's CNE election authority, loyal to Maduro, proclaimed him the winner with 52 percent of the vote to 43 percent for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
Venezuelan gather in pro-governmental rally in the streets of western Caracas. The opposition fiercely contests the outcome of Sunday's election which authorities say was won by Nicolas Maduro with 51.2 percent of votes cast compared to 44.2 percent for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES