March 5, 2014

A group of Nepalese Buddhist boys are seen before they attend Bratabandha, a coming-of-age ceremony, in Kathmandu.

A wave-like cloud looms over Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, during an afternoon storm.

Policeman stopped a woman after she ran into a cordoned off area of Tiananmen Square. The woman tried to protest at the flag raising ceremony prior to the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing.

Bodyguards of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah stand guard as they listen to his speech during a campaign rally in Deh Sabz district on the outskirts of Kabul.

Bianca, a chihuahua, competes in the second annual Doggie Gras Parade and Fat Cat Tuesday Celebration in Rancho Santa Fe, California, Mar. 4, 2014. Bianca won the contest and was named queen of the doggie Gras parade.

Oscar Pistorius speaks with his legal counsel on the third day of his trial in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013.

Wayne Garrett of Canada makes final touches to his art installation "Cloud," made up of 5000 lightbulbs, along the Marina Bay in Singapore.

Japanese Misao Okawa, the world's oldest woman, celebrates her 116th birthday in Osaka, western Japan. (Photo by Kyodo)

A soldier from the People's Liberation Army jumps through a ring of fire as part of training in Heihe, China.

South African sea bears play together in their compound at the zoo in Leipzig, Germany.