March 9, 2015

A Palestinian student prepares to fly a kite during a commemoration to mark the fourth anniversary of Japan's Tsunami organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

In this photo released by Solar Impulse, "Solar Impulse 2", a solar-powered airplane flies after taking off from Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.

Chinese paramilitary policemen march to perform a flag lowering ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), escorted by Mamoru Mori, executive director of the museum and former astronaut, looks at "Asimo", a bi-ped humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co., while visiting Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo, Japan.

People pass by a destroyed building in Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine.

Two Irish Setters look out from an enclosure in Lauw, Belgium.

Sun shines through the petals of a daisy in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles during his inspection of Unit 1016 of KPA (Korean People's Army) Air and Anti-Air Force honored with the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang.

Madeleine Klonoski, 2, sits on her father's leg at a kite festival in Redondo Beach, California, March 8, 2015.

People move in a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, March 8, 2015, to mark the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday,' a civil rights march in which protesters were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the bridge.

Women take part in India’s first ever "Stilleto Run", organized by women's fashion brand Elle, on International Women’s Day in Bangalore, March 8, 2015.