Thursday: The day in photos
Pakistani girls from the Bajur tribal region are seen in a school supported by UNICEF at the Katcha Garhi refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. Nearly 200,000 people have fled fighting in the volatile border area to camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
Los Angeles city firefighters battle a wildfire that ignited in the Sepulveda Pass near the Getty Center, prompting the temporary closure of the 405 Freeway. The fire spread to over 100 acres before it was extinguished. (Gus Ruelas / Associated Press)
President Bush reacts after posing for a photo with 43 women from the Middle East and North Africa involved in elections in their home countries. The women, who met with Bush at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House, are part of an exchange program to promote democracy and economic and educational reform in their home countries. (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)
A visitor stands in front of “U.S. Election Obama/McCain,” an artwork depicting presidential candidates Barack Obama, left, and John McCain. The work by Chinese artist Yan Pei Ming is part of the Fiac 2008 International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
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Supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate John McCain at a campaign rally in Ormond Beach, Fla. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Snowboarders take part in qualification for the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup at Battersea Power Station in London. Finals of the event will take place Saturday on the 229-foot-high slope built with 500 tons of snow. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Special needs children from the Imizamo Yethu Special Care Center fly kites in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of the Cape Town International Kite Festival, professional kiters arranged a preview for the children. (Nic Botha / EPA)
Three 11-week old Siberian tiger cubs, Sayan, Altai, and Altay, are seen with their mother, Nika, at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Bekesbourne, England. The cubs are named after mountain ranges in Siberia. (Gareth Fuller / Associated Press)
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A model wears clothing by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin during Fashion Week in Moscow. (Max Avdeev / AFP/Getty Images)
Two youths play in the first snow of the season on the Fichtelberg mountain in Oberwiesenthal, Germany. (Uwe Meinhold / AFP/Getty Images)
