Thursday: The day in photos
An Afghan soldier searches a home after arriving with U.S. Marines in Main Poshteh, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of an operation to take areas in the Southern Helmand Province, which is a stronghold of
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A Comorian diver washes himself with fresh water after returning from a search mission in the sea off Galawa Beach, about 21 miles from Moroni, Comoros. A Yemenia airlines Airbus A310 was approaching the island nation Tuesday with 153 people aboard when it crashed into the sea. (Sayyid Azim / Associated Press)
Gay rights activists celebrate after the Delhi High Court passed a groundbreaking ruling decriminalizing homosexuality in New Delhi,
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A British embassy worker puts up a giant poster picturing imprisoned Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Jakarta, Indonesia. The British Embassy has called for her release and that of all other political prisoners in Myanmar. (Adi Weda / EPA)
Palestinian girls stand on the balcony of a house damaged during Israel’s offensive over
Department of Wildlife and National Parks officer Ahmad Julaihi nurses Tattoo, a 7-month-old baby orangutan, at his offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tattoo was one of three baby orangutans rescued last weekend from an ostrich breeder and a zoo in northern Malaysia. (Mark Baker / Associated Press)
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Residents wait to receive supplies from Philippine former First Lady Imelda Marcos (not pictured) as she distributes rice in suburban Payatas district north of Manila. Marcos celebrates her 80th birthday today. (Jay Directo / AFP/Getty Images)
