Friday: The Day in Photos
Survivors of the May 12 earthquake crowd around for lunch at a tent community near Yongan in southwest China’s Sichuan province. One month after the magnitude-7.9 quake killed nearly 70,000 in central China, Beijing is trying to switch the emphasis from the destruction to the rebuilding effort, focusing on tales of heroism in the rescue efforts. (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)
The Washington, D.C., Metro subway system sits in near total darkness when a power outage struck much of the downtown area at the McPherson Square station. A power outage today caused a blackout in parts of downtown Washington, including the
A Palestinian protester holds a flag as tear gas fired by Israeli troops lingers in the air during a demonstration against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil’in near Ramallah. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. The protester’s T-shirt reads: “We demand the right to return, reparations now!” (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)
Camilo Villegas of of Colombia watches his ball come out of a bunker on the first green during the second round of the U.S. Open championship at
Students from Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School take part in a decades old tradition of jumping into the Swann Memorial Fountain at
A farmer walks past bales of straw on a field in Gaoling County of Shaanxi Province, China. Every year, China, produces about 700 million tons of agricultural straw. China issued a no-burn edict for farmers from May to September and urged local farmers and companies to recycle the agricultural waste and develop businesses in the fields of power generation, biomass production and construction material production. (China Photos / Getty Images)
An almost toothless Thai protester shouts anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand. The People’s Alliance for Democracy continues to stage daily rallies in Bangkok that have begun to attract others unhappy with high food and fuel prices. (David Longstreath / Associated Press)
