Today in photos (March 5)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

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Wed., March 5, 2014

Policemen check for explosives on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress held at the nearby Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. China's government vowed to address long-festering complaints about choking smog while promising to crack down harder on the new threat of terrorism and promote unity among the country's sometimes-restive ethnic minorities.

Alexander Yuan Associated Press
Greece's Giannis Maniatis, left, tries to stop South Korea's Son Heungmin as he shoots a cross kick during a friendly match at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus port, near Athens, Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

Thanassis Stavrakis Associated Press
Ashes received from a priest mark the forehead of a parishioner during an Ash Wednesday Mass in Baltimore, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, a time when Christians commit to acts of penitence and prayer in preparation for Easter Sunday.

Patrick Semansky Associated Press
A man waves a representation of Venezuela's national flag during an event in commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

Ramon Espinosa Associated Press
Hans Kristian Petrussen,, left, , of Greenland, Paninguak Kruse, center, of Greenland, and Ivana Josefsen, of Greenland, hold up photos during a vigil on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, for Loretta Saunders and to call for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Inuit women. The 26-year-old Inuit student at Saint Mary's University in Halifax disappeared Feb. 13 and her body was found last week on the side of a New Brunswick highway. Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

Sean Kilpatrick Cp
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro stands in a convertible limousine next to first lady Cilia Flores as security guards stand on the sides of the car during a military parade commemorating the one year anniversary of the death of Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. The anniversary of Chavez's death was marked with a mix of street protests and solemn commemorations that reflected deep divisions over the Venezuela he left behind.

Rodrigo Abd Associated Press