Today in photos
The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 booster rocket that will carry the three-man crew to the international space station is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Indigenous push a trunk to blockade a highway during a protest in Guachala, some 50 km north of Quito. And A Chinese acrobat performs during the inaugural ceremony of China Culture Show in Islamabad, Pakistan. View a slideshow of these images and more.
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The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 booster rocket that will carry the three-man crew to the international space station is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev, and Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sept. 30, 2009.
Mikhail Metzel Associated Press
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A German policeman checks the backpack of a visitor of the Oktoberfest beer festival in downtown Munich on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. German authorities have banned all flights over Munich's annual Oktoberfest beer festival after a series of Islamic terror threats targeted Germany for its role in Afghanistan. Signs read: Welcome to the Oktoberfest.
Uwe Lein Associated Press
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An Israeli girl rides a bicycle in the middle of an empty street during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Yom Kippur, or 'Day of Atonement,' is the holiest of Jewish holidays when observant Jews atone for the sins of the past year and the nation comes to almost a complete standstill.
Bernat Armangue Associated Press
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A Jordanian veiled woman is seen, Monday, Sept. 28, 9, 2009, in Amman.
Mohammad Ghosh Associated Press
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Indigenous push a trunk to blockade a highway during a protest in Guachala, some 50 km north of Quito, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Indigenous people started protests against government's laws regulating the exploitation of oil and miner, and the water regime.
Dolores Ochoa Associated Press
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A woman walks past a billboard featuring the China RMB Sovereign Bonds at Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Beijing sold government bonds denominated in the mainland's yuan for the first time Monday in Hong Kong, adding to gradual moves to expand the international use of its tightly controlled currency.
Kin Cheung Associated Press
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Indian Hindu devotees run before immersing an idol of Hindu goddess of valor Durga in River Ganges on the last day of the festival of Durga Puja, in Calcutta, India, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Seen as the mother of the universe, Durga is worshipped for her graciousness as well as her fearsome power.
Kevin Frayer Associated Press
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A Chinese acrobat performs during the inaugural ceremony of China Culture Show in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. The show organized by Pakistan Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy to celebrate China's 60th anniversary.
Anjum Naveed Associated Press
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School children competing in an athletics event Monday Sept. 28, 2009 which marked the start of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) week in Copenhagen. Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
Khan Mikkel Associated Press