Today in Pictures, March 8, 2016

Performers showcase Africa's contemporary arts at the 9th edition of the Market For African Performing Arts (MASA) festival in Abidjan; trained birds catch hovering drones with their claws as part of a police exercise in the Netherlands. These and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 08, 2016, 08:36 AM

Contemporary dancers of Les clameurs des arenes (Arenas' Clamours) company, perform during the 9th edition of the MASA festival in Abidjan, on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A trained eagle grabs a hovering drone during a exercise of the Dutch police in Katwijk, the Netherlands on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

An Aurora borealis lights up the night sky in Lietzen, Germany, on March 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A man pulls children on a sledge a clock park made of 24 station clocks, designed by artist Klaus Rinke, in Duesseldorf, Germany, on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Refugees wave German flags at the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni, Greece, on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Performers put on a show during the celebration show of BMW's 100th anniversary in Munich, Germany, on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Children play at the Madureira Park artificial beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A girl walks in heavy rain at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni, Greece, on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

The funeral procession for US Army Sergeant First Class Matthew McClintock, who was killed in action in Afghanistan, in Virginia, on March 7, 2016 .

People take part in an anti-extreme right rally in reaction to results of parliamentary elections in Bratislava, on March 7, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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