• JAPAN
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe review the honor guard before their talks in Tokyo on March 9 (XINHUA/AFP)
• THE UNITED STATES
  Demonstrators protest outside the City Hall building on March 9 in Madison, Wisconsin, over the shooting death of Tony Robinsion, a 19-year-old black student by a police officer three days before (XINHUA/AFP)
• ARGENTINA
  Onlookers view the burning wreckage of two helicopters that collided in mid-air in the province of La Rioja on March 9, killing 10 people (XINHUA/AFP)
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  The solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 takes off from al-Bateen airport in Abu Dhabi on its way to Muscat on March 9, in the first ever attempt to fly around the world (XINHUA/AFP)
• PAKISTAN
  A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Tehreem during a fashion show held on March 10 as part of the three-day South Asia Fashion Exhibition event in Karachi (XINHUA/AFP)
• IRAQ
  Members of militia supporting the Iraqi government forces in the battle against the Islamic State (IS) flash the sign for victory on March 8 after a successful operation to regain control of the Tikrit area from IS militants (XINHUA/AFP)