Today in Photos

A bronze statue of former President Ronald Reagan was unveiled today in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington today providing several photos for today's slides. Also a bunch of pirates were captured, a protest in Hong Kong, and beautiful photos of art work in Bulgaria highlight the rest of the images.

Section:Gallery

Wed., June 3, 2009

Sam Williams, with the Capitol labor division, dusts the statue of President George Washington in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The statues are dusted before events, with a bronze statue of President Ronald Reagan unveiled later in the day.

Alex Brandon Associated Press
A bronze statue of President Ronald Reagan stands in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2009, after an unveiling ceremony.

Alex Brandon Associated Press
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan embraces former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, right, during a ceremony in the capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, to unveil a statue of President Ronald Reagan, right.

Alex Brandon Associated Press
The art installation by Bulgarian artist Pavel Koichev 'Pasture on the Water' is displayed on the surface of a lake near the village of Osikovica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, June, 3, 2009. The art installation will be at the lake until June, 10.

Str Str Associated Press
Displaced people line up as they wait for the daily food ration during a sand storm at the Chota Lahore refugee camp, at Swabi, in northwest Pakistan, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Pakistani armed forces have secured control over several key towns during the month-old campaign in the volatile northwestern region, but the fighting has uprooted some 3 million people and triggered suspected reprisal attacks elsewhere in the country.

Emilio Morenatti Associated Press
In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday June 3, 2009, sailors and Royal Marines from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland, intercept and board one of two pirate vessel during counter-piracy operations in coordination with a Spanish martime patrol aircraft, in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, Tuesday June 2, 2009. The two pirate vessels which were found to be carrying extra barrels of fuels, grappling hooks, and a cache of weapons including rocket propelled grenades, machine guns and ammunition, were subsequently sunk by gunfire.

Alex Cave Associated Press
A North Korean soldier stands guard behind a barbed wire fence on the North Korean river bank across from Hekou, northeastern China's Liaoning province, Wednesday, June 3 , 2009. A senior American diplomat warned Wednesday that North Korea's nuclear test, barrage of short-range missiles and preparations for a long-range missile launch have put the regime on the wrong path and urged Pyongyang to return to disarmament talks.

Ng Guan Associated Press
Bosnian Roma boy jumps from a wagon to get away from the intense heat while he observes his wooden home burning, in the suburb of Sarajevo, on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Roma population used to occupy small wooden huts that did not meet the minimum standards, so city authorities built new housing projects especially for the Roma population, and they are burning their own homes before moving into their new homes.

Hidajet Delic Associated Press
Artist Joe Lung, appearing in yellow paint, stands blindfolded to mark the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in Hong Kong. Lung is part of a group of young artists who painted their bodies yellow as a means of representing the skin color of Chinese and to also symbolize freedom.

Kin Cheung Associated Press