Thursday: The day in photos
A Jewish settler carries a baby inside a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday. The deadline set by the Israeli Supreme Court for settlers to leave the four-story building expired Wednesday, and those who ignored the order risk eviction. Settlers say they bought the building legally from its Palestinian owner, but he denies the claim. The dispute has heightened tensions between settlers and Palestinians in Hebron, which is predominantly Palestinian. (Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)
Mourners hold a portrait of a man slain in an explosion at a demonstration in Bangkok, the Thai capital. One protester was killed and 22 wounded in the incident at the Government House, the prime minister’s office, police said. Thailand has been roiled by political violence amid efforts by a group called the People’s Alliance for Democracy to unseat the government. (Christophe Archambault / AFP/Getty Images)
At the Capitol in Rome, a woman in a wedding dress splattered with red dye makes her case against domestic violence. (Andreas Solaro / AFP/Getty Images)
Young Buddhist monks take part in a protest against the listing of Chang beer, Thailand’s leading brewery, on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The monks say the listing of a beer maker was counter to Buddhist beliefs and would increase social problems, including crime and prostitution, over time. (Christophe Archambault / AFP/Getty Images)
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Gurkha veterans and their supporters gather in Parliament Square in London as they prepare to deliver a petition to 10 Downing St. Britain’s High Court recently struck down immigration restrictions placed on Gurkhas, the Nepalese soldiers whose service in the British armed forces dates back nearly 200 years. The veterans want the British government to give Gurkha soldiers who retired from service before 1997 the automatic right to settle in the country. (Shaun Curry / AFP/Getty Images)
Afghan pilgrims headed for Mecca wait for their flight at an airport in the western city of Herat. The haj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the basic obligations of a Muslim. (Fraidoon Pooyaa / Associated Press)
