Friday: The day in photos
Employees of Olympic Airways, the Greek national carrier, clash with riot police in Athens. They were protesting a European Union plan, submitted by the Greek government, to privatize the company. (Orestis Panagiotou / EPA)
Therapist Dale Richardson works on the neck of Padraig Harrington of the European team on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,
Hurricane evacuees carry ice and packaged meals from a distribution center at the University of Houston. Parts of Houston have been without power since Hurricane Ike hit Texas last Saturday and many residents have not been able to return home. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal eyes the ball as he competes against Sam Querrey of the U.S. during the first singles match of the Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou / AFP / Getty Images)
A demonstrator from European Peace Action is taken into custody by police outside the Aimpoint factory in Malmo, Sweden. The factory make accessories for rifles used by U.S. troops in Iraq. Anti-globalization demonstrators are gearing up for large-scale protests in Sweden on Saturday. (Oliver Morin / AFP / Getty Images)
Assistants prepare a work by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota which consists of hundreds of shoes stuck to the facade of a building in Berlin. The installation is part of an exhibit that will feature the works of several artists throughout the building. (John MacDougall / AFP / Getty Images)
A Palestinian girl waits to cross an Israeli checkpoint on her way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. (Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)
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Lights outline the Formula One Grand Prix racetrack in Singapore. The race on Sept. 28 will mark the first time it has been held in Singapore, and the first time it has been run at night. (How Hwee Young / EPA)
A Kashmiri protester throws a stone at paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar, India, where government forces used tear gas and batons to disperse hundreds of Muslims demonstrating against Indian rule in Kashmir. (Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press)
