Today in Photos (Mar 9)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Monday, Mar. 9, 2015.

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Mon., March 9, 2015

Chinese paramilitary policemen march to perform a flag lowering ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2015. Thousands of delegates from across the country are in the Chinese capital this week to attend the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress.

Ng Guan Associated Press
Demonstrators protest the shooting of Tony Robinson at the state Capitol Monday, March 9, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, 19, was fatally shot Friday night by a police officer who forced his way into an apartment after hearing a disturbance while responding to a call. Police say Robinson had attacked the officer.

Andy Manis Fr19153 Ap
Egyptian boys play table tennis in an alleyway in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 9, 2015.

Mosa'Ab Elshamy Associated Press
A Palestinian student prepares to fly her 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, Monday, March 9, 2015.

Adel Hana Associated Press
A model sits backstage as she waits to get prepared for the Giambattista Valli's fall-winter 2015-2016 ready to wear fashion collection, presented in Paris, France, Monday, March 9, 2015.

Christophe Ena Associated Press
An elderly woman walks by a destroyed building in Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine, Monday, March 9, 2015. More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure," according to the U.N. human rights office.

Vadim Ghirda Associated Press