Monday: The day in photos
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua news agency, visitors walk through the Thunderbolt Passage inside the Meteorologic Popular Science Hall for Public Experience, which opens Monday in Hangzhou, capital of China’s Zhejiang province, to mark World Meteorological Day. (Li Zhong / Xinhua via Associated Press)
Investigators examine the wreckage of a FedEx cargo plane at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The plane smashed into a runway and burst into flames while attempting to land, killing the American pilot and copilot on board. (Yoshinobu Shimizu / Kyodo News via Associated Press)
Rescuers work to keep alive some of the 17 long-finned pilot whales that were beached in Australia’s Hamelin Bay. Authorities plan to truck the survivors to a protected area before attempting to launch them back to sea on Tuesday. (Steve Mitchell / Associated Press)
Ben Cathro performs on his mountain bike during the launch of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. The mountain bike World Cup has been voted the best mountain bike event in the world for three years running. (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
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Palestinian men carry a body from a burning car near the site of an explosion in which a senior Fatah official and at least three bodyguards were killed near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. (Mohammed Zaatari / Associated Press)
Pedestrians try to fend off rain and wind with their umbrellas in Hamburg, Germany. Near-freezing temperatures are expected in the city over the next few days. (Marcus Brandt / EPA)
Players compete in an exhibition match of the 2009 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. The tournament, featuring 11 teams from 15 countries, ends next Sunday. (Narong Sangnak / EPA)
A North Korean soldier, left, yawns during a patrol with his partner along the Yalu River, opposite the Chinese border town of Hekou. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)
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Kyrgyz men train their horses for upcoming holiday festivities in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan will celebrate the 4th anniversary of its political revolution Tuesday. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
