A World War II veteran attends a memorial ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Paneriai memorial, Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, May 8, 2015. With quiet moments of memory or military pomp, leaders and ordinary citizens across Europe are marking 70 years since the Nazi defeat and the end of a war that ravaged the continent. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A worker installing a wreath of poppies as a red peak and ribbon on top of the 102-meter Motherland Monument in Kiev, Ukraine, on Friday, May 8, 2015, to mark the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in WWII. Ukraine is for the first time this year marking two holidays for the WWII victory anniversary, with a day of remembrance on May 8 and Victory Day on May 9. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A police officer keeps an eye on demonstrators as a water canon clears barricades in the Nyakabyga district of Bujumbura, Burundi, Friday, May 8, 2015. President Pierre Nkurunziza’s officially filed to become a candidate for a potential third term in office. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose for the media during outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, May 8, 2015. Cameron’s Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain’s Parliamentary General Elections, winning an unexpected majority. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A propeller sits on the road near the wreckage of a plane that crashed on Interstate 285, Friday, May 8, 2015, in Doraville, Ga. A small passenger airplane crashed into an Atlanta interstate Friday, killing all four people aboard and starting an intense fire on the busy road, authorities said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Newly minted local college graduates take part in the annual Toss Your Caps class photo Friday, May 8, 2015, on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
McLaren driver Spain’s Fernando Alonso steers his car during first practice session for the Spain Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
An Egyptian family spends time at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public parks as the sun sets in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A woman walks past an abandoned house in a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, Friday, May 8, 2015. Greece’s prime minister said Friday he is optimistic his cash-strapped country will soon reach an agreement with its international creditors, so averting a potential default. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, glow on the facade of a building as dusk descends upon Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, May 8, 2015. In Pyongyang, commercial advertisements are rarely seen in public, but portraits of the late leaders and propaganda slogans are a common sight on buildings and along the streets. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria smashes his racquet during his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Madrid Open Tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul White)
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