Snapshots: the world in 24 hours March 14

A man adjusts balloons for people to shoot with a rifle, along a beach in Chennai March 14, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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Despite auto manufacturing bubble scare, car giants gear up expansion of factories.

A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on March 11,2011.

Lawmakers and political advisers gather in Beijing to discuss major issues.

Devastating earthquake and tsunami left millions without water, electricity, homes or heat.