Monday: The day in photos
Philippine coast guard divers jump from a helicopter hovering over the ocean during a drill at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, Philippines. The drill involved a mock disaster to test the capability of Asian Pacific countries to respond to a deadly supertyphoon. (Aaron Favila / Associated Press)
It’s not the running of the bulls, but a children’s race against pigs -- no swine flu reported -- at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand. The World Health Organization reported that the H1N1 influenza strain had not spread in a sustained way outside North America, though a pandemic was still possible. (Barbara Walton / EPA)
Men in New Delhi have their heads shaved to draw attention to their political cause ahead of national elections in India this month. The group is demanding that the government provide pensions for all registered voters. (Saurabh Das / Associated Press)
Maoist activists protest against Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s resignation in Kathmandu. Dahal quit after his attempt to fire the head of the army was blocked by Yadav, climaxing weeks of tension and setting off a political crisis in the young democracy. (Narendra Shrestha / EPA)
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Palestinian women hold pictures of relatives jailed in Israel during a demonstration calling for their release in the West Bank city of Nablus. (Nasser Ishtayeh / Associated Press)
Wang Hao of China, the world’s No. 1 player, let’s out a celebratory yell, after beating countryman Ma Ling to advance to the finals of the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan. (Kimimasa Mayama / EPA)
A worker assembles a giant poster for this week’s Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow. The Saturday holiday commemorates the end of World War II. (Alexey Sazonov / AFP / Getty Images)
