Today in photos
The World Trade Center construction site is shown Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York. Uganda military police arrest a man during riots in Kampala, Uganda. And Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt runs beside a Greek schoolboy, in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. View a slideshow of these images and more.
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The World Trade Center construction site is shown Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
Mark Lennihan Associated Press
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A woman is comforted as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero, on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
Jason Decrow Associated Press
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President Barack Obama wipes rain drops from his face as he greets family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the eighth anniversary of the attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at the Pentagon.
Charles Dharapak Associated Press
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Uganda military police arrest a man during riots in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The unrest began Thursday after the government prevented a representative of the traditional ruler of the Buganda kingdom from traveling to a region northeast of the capital for a political rally. Members of the kingdom make up Uganda's largest ethnic group but there is friction between the Buganda and members of the smaller Banyara tribe, who claim the Buganda refuse to recognize them.
Marc Hofer Associated Press
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A Palestinian girl looks up at an Israeli soldier while waiting to cross a checkpoint with her mother in order to attend prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sept. 11, 2009. Israel loosened restrictions governing who can enter Jerusalem from the West Bank to allow Palestinian men over 50 and women over 45 to enter, as well as Palestinians with special permits. Under usual Israeli restrictions, only Palestinians with permits are allowed to enter Jerusalem from the West Bank.
Tara Todras-Whitehill Associated Press
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Palestinians climb a ladder to cross Israel's separation barrier on their way to attend prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, in the West Bank town of Aram, just outside Jerusalem, on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Friday Sept. 11, 2009. Israel loosened restrictions governing who can enter Jerusalem from the West Bank to allow Palestinian men over 50 and women over 45 to enter, as well as Palestinians with special permits. Under usual Israeli restrictions, only Palestinians with permits are allowed to enter Jerusalem from the West Bank.
Nasser Ishtayeh Associated Press
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A Palestinian protester, at left, throws a tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers away from him as a cameraman records nearby, during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab.
Nasser Ishtayeh Associated Press
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A Palestinian child is rescued from the crowd at the Israeli Kalandia checkpoint, while Palestinian women wait to cross on their way to attend prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, Friday Sept. 11, 2009, the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel loosened restrictions governing who can enter Jerusalem from the West Bank to allow Palestinian men over 50 and women over 45 to enter, as well as Palestinians with special permits. Under usual Israeli restrictions, only Palestinians with permits are allowed to enter Jerusalem from the West Bank.
Bernat Armangue Associated Press
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The monument of the Russian Heroes is seen splashed with red paint in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The Russian Foreign Ministry sent an official protest note to the Romanian authorities after the statue, part of a WWII cemetery and memorial compound in the Romanian capital was vandalized by unknown assailants.
Vadim Ghirda Associated Press
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Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt runs beside a Greek schoolboy, in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Bolt visited the school before taking part in the World Athletics Final in the Greek city this weekend.
Nikolas Giakoumidis Associated Press
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Swans wade past a piece of art entitled "La Fourchette Geante" (The giant fork) during its unveiling, in Lake Geneva, near Vevey, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The 8 meter (26 feet) high fork is the work of Jean-Pierre Zaugg and was realized by Georges Favre.
Jean-Christophe Bott Associated Press