Rome, Italy. High-angle medium view of Italian football fans waving Italian flags and celebrating.

The national flag of the People's Republic of China blows in the wind in front of a tall, glass-walled building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower is visible in the background.

View of shop fronts and apartment buildings in the 'Little Italy' neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Zoom out to wide shot showing a banner stretching across the street reading; 'Welcome Little Italy' and bearing both the Italian national flag and the US stars and stripes flag.

Dissolving shot between the US Stars and Stripes flag blowing in the wind atop a flagpole and Fourth of July / Independence Day fireworks soaring into the sky and exploding.

European Union (EU) flags fluttering in wind.

Rome, Italy: Close view of statue of an angel holding garment with Italian and European Union (EU) flags flying in background against blue sky.

Paris, France: Close view of head of statue on La Fontaine des Fleuves - an ornate cast-iron fountain in La Place de la Concorde with french flag flying in the background on top of building, water starts to pour over statue

Najaf, Iraq: People walk around the Valley of Peace Cemetery in the Holy City of Najaf. Colourful flags around the cemetery wave in the wind.

Fourth of July / Independence Day fireworks soaring into the sky and exploding. The shot fades into an image of the US Stars and Stripes flag blowing in the wind atop a flagpole.

Low angle view of a bronze statue of George Washington standing in front of New York Federal Hall in New York City, USA. A US stars and stripes flag blows in the wind atop a flagpole overhead and the columns of the building can be seen.

A blue United Nations (UN) flag fluttering in a flag pole against blue sky.

Rome, Italy. A crowd of Italian football fans enthusiastically waving Italian flags and celebrating against the backdrop glow of a red flare.

Havana, Cuba: Cuban flag flying on mast in the wind.

Japan: Samurai warriors wearing armour holding flags along with smoke in foreground performing in historical battle re-enactment.

Close up of American stars and stripes flag fluttering.

USA: Three US soldiers silhouetted against a bright blue sky and a shining sun as they lower a stars and stripes flag from a flag pole.

Toronto, Canada: Aerial track across residential area of Toronto. Track past the Canadian National Flag (also known as 'The Maple Leaf', also known as 'l'Unifoli�ƒ©') blowing in the wind atop a flagpole and track across a road sloping upwards into the distance.

American stars and stripes flag fluttering against blue sky.

A group of Italian football fans wave Italian flags and celebrate on top of a bus in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

Rome, Italy. High-angle pan of a crowd of Italian football fans waving Italian flags in celebration.

A bare-chested Italian football fan throws his hands up in a gesture of celebration among other fans standing on top of a bus in Rome, Italy. Italian flags are waved in the foreground.

US flag (Stars and Stripes) flying on mast alongside British flag (Union Jack)

Close up shot of the Swedish flag flapping in the wind against a blue sky.

Portugal: A row of Russian and Portuguese flags outside the Hieronymites Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jer�ƒ³nimos).

United States Marines in dress uniform carry rifles and flags while marching in formation as part of the Fourth of July / Independence Day celebrations in Washington DC, USA.

Berlin, Germany: Line of blue and green flags rippling in the wind along edge of the Olympic Sports Stadium (Olympiastadion Berlin).

Najaf, Iraq: A row of graves in the Valley of Peace Cemetery in the Holy City of Najaf. Flags wave in the wind over the graves.

Pan down from a US stars and stripes flag blowing in the wind atop a flagpole to a low angle view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, USA.

The national flag of the People's Republic of China blows in the wind in front of a tall, glass-walled building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower is visible in the background.

Toronto, Canada. Slow motion. Pan across the Canadian National flag (also known as 'The Maple Leaf', also known as 'l'Unifoli�ƒ©') blowing atop a flagpole in a heavy breeze with blue sky and a tower block in background.

London, England: An angled low view of the Big Ben clock tower with a Union Jack flag fluttering in the foreground.

United States stars and stripes flag blowing in strong wind on flagpole in front of the Washington Monument in Washington DC, USA. Zoom in on the flag.

Zoom out to a wide shot of the front of the New York Stock Exchange (nicknamed 'The Big Board') on Wall Street, New York City, USA. A large US stars and stripes flag stretches across the front of the building.

Toronto, Canada. Slow motion shot of the Canadian National flag (also known as 'The Maple Leaf', also known as 'l'Unifoli�ƒ©') blowing atop a flagpole in a heavy breeze.

Berlin, Germany: General views of the German Lower House of Parliament, The Bundestag with the Berlin City flag in between the German and European Union flags on the wall.

Berlin, Germany: Berlin Town Hall (called the Rotes Rathaus or Berliner Rathaus) flying the Berlin flag with trees in foreground under a dramatic sky of moving clouds causing shadows on the building.

Rome, Italy. Pan across a crowd of Italian football fans holding red flares, waving Italian flags and celebrating enthusiastically.

Rome, Italy. A crowd of Italian football fans celebrating and waving Italian flags. One fan holds a red flare.

Paris, France: General view of the Tricolor national flag of France blowing in breeze outside grand ornate building

Low-angle view of the 1,380 feet / 420 metre tall Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The national flag of the People's Republic of China blows in the wind atop a flagpole in the foreground.

Berlin, Germany: Top of entrance to the Reichstag building showing carved stone relief above the words "Dem Deutschen Volke" (To The German People), a german flag is flying on mast of building next door.

London, England: A Union Jack flag fluttering in strong wind, zoom out to show Tower Bridge over River Thames with cars driving on the bridge.

Moscow, Russia: Various shots of the Kremlin including towers, spires and close up of the Russian flag flying in the wind.

Many stars and stripes flags fluttering on flag poles in strong wind. In the background, the dome of the Capitol Hill building reflects the pink from sunset. Washington DC, USA

Rome, Italy. Medium close up view of Italian flags being waved enthusiastically against the backdrop glow of a red flare.

Ulan Bator, Mongolia: Wide view of Sukhbaatar square with the parliament building, the Mongolian flag flying with a statue of Gengis Khan in the foreground.

Berlin, Germany: Close view of the national flag of Germany called the Bundesdienstflagge, a tricolour of black, red and gold, flying on pole against the blue night sky.

Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. US Stars and Stripes flags adorn buildings and hang from a flagpole.

United States stars and stripes flag blowing in strong wind on flagpole in front of the Washington Monument in Washington DC, USA. Blue sky in background.

High angle shot of traffic passing through a busy crossroads in Tokyo, Japan. A Japanese flag hangs from a lamppost in the foreground. Pedestrian crossing lines form a pattern on the road, parallel lines.