Today in photos (June 8)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
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An Afghan woman walks with her daughter, seen through the window of a bus, past by the Darul Aman's palace, destroyed during the civil war of 1990s, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Juney 8, 2011.
Ahmad Nazar Associated Press
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An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri of Chicago, Ill., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced the death of Olivieri who was supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.
Jose Magana Fr159526 Ap
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The transfer cases containing the remains, from left, of Army Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri of Chicago, Ill., Pfc. Christopher B. Fishbeck of Victorville, Calif., Pfc. Michael B. Cook of Middletown, Ohio, and Emilio J. Campo Jr. of Madelia, Minn., sit inside a U.S. Air Force C-5 cargo plane upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced the deaths of Olivieri, Fishbeck, Cook and Campo Jr., who were supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.
Jose Magana Fr159526 Ap
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A wild elephant gores a security guard to death in Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. News reports said two wild elephants have gone on a rampage and government officials are trying to tranquilize the animals. Every year hundreds of people across India die when wild animals wander into cities as their natural habitats shrink and they have to range farther for food.
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A wild elephant attacks a vehicle on a street in Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. News reports say two wild elephants have gone on a rampage and government officials are trying to tranquilize the animals. Every year hundreds of people across India die when wild animals wander into cities as their natural habitats shrink and they have to range farther for food.
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Members of the Yemeni security forces take up positions inside the Ministry of Industry and Trade, during clashes with tribesmen, loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Hundreds of armed tribesmen have taken control of part of Yemen's second-largest city, Taiz, security officials said Wednesday. The advance on Taiz showed the government's already tenuous control over the country has slipped further since President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded in a rocket attack on his compound in the capital Sanaa on Friday and left for medical care in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Saleh left as his country was edging closer to civil war.
Hani Mohammed Associated Press
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Meredith Vieira, center, co-host of the NBC "Today" television program, participates in a music video segment during her final show, in New York, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Joining Vieira are her successor Ann Curry, left, Jimmy Fallon, background center, and the shows co-host Matt Lauer, right. The popular "Today" co-anchor ended her five-year run on Wednesday, telling viewers her decision to go is "right, but it's hard."
Richard Drew Associated Press
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Dead fish float at the Nilahue river after the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Rininahue, southern Chile, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The volcano erupted Saturday after remaining dormant for decades, causing the evacuation of about 3,500 people in the nearby area and carrying ash across the Andes to Argentina.
Carlos Succo Associated Press
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Indian flags flutter as people listen to social activist Anna Hazare, who is on a day long hunger strike outside Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Gandhian social activist Hazare staged twin hunger strikes Wednesday to demand the government take immediate steps to fight an entrenched culture of corruption that has plagued India for decades.
Saurabh Das Associated Press
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Spectators shelter from the rain as play is stopped for the second time at the Queen's Grass Court Championship in London, Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
Kirsty Wigglesworth Associated Press
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A Pakistani boy swims to cool off in a stream on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, where temperature reached 39 degree Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Pakistanis are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 51 degree Celsius (123 Fahrenheit) in some cities.
Anjum Naveed Associated Press
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The US Air Force Thunderbirds F16 demonstration squadron performs in Mihail Kogalniceanu, eastern Romania, Wednesday June 8, 2011. The southern Romanian air base of Deveselu will be one of the stations for AEGIS ballistic missile defense technology, part of the US missile shield in Europe.
Vadim Ghirda Associated Press
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The US Air Force Thunderbirds F16 demonstration squadron performs in Mihail Kogalniceanu, eastern Romania, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The southern Romanian air base of Deveselu will be one of the stations for AEGIS ballistic missile defense technology, part of the US missile shield in Europe.
Vadim Ghirda Associated Press