Friday: The day in photos
Protestants and Roman Catholics marked Good Friday last week, but members of Orthodox Christian churches follow a different calendar. Here, an Orthodox believer carries a wooden cross into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City. Thousands of pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross before his crucifixion. (David Furst / AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani men pray next to a bullet-ridden vehicle parked in the compound of radical Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, as the chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz (not seen) led his supporters in Friday prayers, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Aziz, recently released on bail, called for the enforcement of Islamic law across the militancy-plagued country during his defiant return to his prayer hall, where at least 100 died when Pakistani troops stormed the complex in 2007. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
Iraqi boys peer through the window of their makeshift home in Baghdad’s Al Dora slum. Scores of homeless families live in the area, eking out an existence through garbage recycling. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian boy plays with an inflatable toy during celebrations marking the annual day of Nebi Musa (“Prophet Moses”) near the West Bank town of Jericho. Many Muslims believe the site to be where Moses is buried. (Oded Balilty / Associated Press)
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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco during their quarterfinal match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco. (Claude Paris / Associated Press)
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil in action during the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Grand Prix will be held Sunday. (Greg Baker / Associated Press)
Portuguese water dogs pose at the Dutch dog kennel Casa Hoya in Leimuiden, the Netherlands. The sharp uptick in the breed’s popularity worldwide may be related to the fact that President Obama’s family has acquired one as a pet. (Lex Van Lieshout / AFP/Getty Images)
Russia’s Sergey Rakhmanin slices through a gate on the first day of the Red Bull World Championship Air Race in Abu Dhabi. (Karim Sahib / AFP/Getty Images)
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Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett of the U.S. compete in the pairs short program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Kiyoshi Ota / Getty Images)
