Wednesday: The day in photos
Kashmiri students stage a demonstration in Srinagar, India, even as separatist groups ended a weeklong strike called to protest the deaths of two young women. (Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press)
In Ahmadabad, India, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activists, wearing mock biohazard suits, hold placards in an awareness drive against consuming animal products. In response to news reports that anthrax has been found in livestock in Gujarat, PETA is warning consumers across India to stay away from animal products. (Ajit Solanki / Los Angeles Times)
A worker climbs up scaffolding in front of the Reformation Wall in Geneva. Preparations are underway commemorate the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth on July 10. Calvin was a principal figure in the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. (Anja Niedringhaus / Associated Press)
A supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad displays her hand painted with the Iranian flag at his final election campaign rally in Tehran. Iranians go to the polls on Friday. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)
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A wheelchair-bound supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds a photograph of the leader as he is lifted above the crowd at an Ahmadinejad campaign rally in Tehran. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)
A NATO helicopter takes part in a military show near Pristina, marking the 10th anniversary of NATO troops entering Kosovo. (Valdrin Xhemaj / EPA)
A boy sits outside a structure under construction at the West Bank outpost of Maoz Esther, near Ramallah. During meetings with Israeli leaders this week, U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell is pressing a demand to halt settlement construction. (Sebastian Scheiner / Associated Press)
South Korean demonstrators bearing candles mark the 22nd anniversary of the pro-democracy movement in front of the Seoul City Hall. Thousands of people gathered downtown, accusing the current administration of undermining the nation’s democracy and demanding an apology over the suicide of former President Roh Moo-hyun. (Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press)
