A Jewish youth waves an Israeli flag in a Jersusalem courtyard near the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in the Tomb of David complex near Mount Zion. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories during an eight-day Holy Land tour that begins Friday. It’s only the second official papal visit to the Jewish state, nine years after a groundbreaking trip by John Paul II. (Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press)
A leopard smiles for the camera from its zoo enclosure in Ahmadabad, India. (Ajit Solanki / Associated Press)
A South Korean child enjoys a cool splash in a fountain at Boramae Park in Seoul, where temperatures were expected to climb into the 80s. (Lee Ki-Tae / EPA)
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A prison guard, left, confronts riot police sent to break up a blockade of the Fresnes prison, south of Paris, by guards protesting poor conditions and staff shortages. Penitentiary workers in France are not allowed to strike but have blocked exits at several prisons and taken other job actions, some of which have resulted in scuffles between guards and police. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
A flower arranger prepares one of 100 floral displays decorating Westminster Abbey for the Rejoice flower festival in London. This year’s festival, which runs Wednesday through Friday, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National Assn. of Flower Arranging Societies. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)
A Christian pilgrim blows out a candle she lit at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Pope Benedict XVI begins a Holy Land tour Friday. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)
NATO peacekeepers and European Union police use tear gas and shock bombs to disperse more than 100 Serbs trying to prevent reconstruction of ethnic Albanians’ homes in the ethically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo. (Valdrin Xhemaj / EPA)
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An Afghan merchant, his bicycle loaded with plastic cans, rides away from the war-damaged Darulaman Palace in Kabul. West Kabul was the scene of some of heaviest fighting between the Taliban and opposing warlords in the early and mid-1990s. (Shah Marai / AFP / Getty Images)
