Day in Photos: June 8, 2012

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A horse and its rider are silhouetted against the sunrise at early morning workouts at Belmont Park. Reuters

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A Kashmiri farmer walks through a paddy field as it rains in Srinagar, India. Reuters

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Anti-government protesters wave the flag of Nepali Congress party at a rally in Kathmandu organized by opposition parties to protest the Maoist-led government’s announcement of fresh elections after the dissolution of its Constituent Assembly. Reuters

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai reviews a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. EPA

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Kashmiri Muslims of the nomadic Gujjar tribe pray at the forest shrine of Miyan Peer, in Baba Nagri northeast of Srinagar, India. AP

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Syrian security officers surround the site of a booby-trapped vehicle that exploded on a road in the Damascus suburb of Qudsya. Media reports said at least two security personnel were killed when the bomb hit their vehicle. EPA

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A child pats a cow sculpture on the nose at a display in Shanghai, China. AP

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Pakistani security officials examine the wreckage of a bus that was bombed on the outskirts of Peshawar. The blast killed at least 18 people, including six women and a child. AFP/Getty Images

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Egyptian protesters gather for the noon prayer Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The dissidents gathered to demand that Hosni Mubarak’s last premier be banned from standing in a run-off election. AFP/Getty Images

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Firefighters struggle to rescue victims of a collision between a police car and a bus in Beijing. One person in the police vehicle was killed. Reuters

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A cleanup crew tasked with removing the algae that plagues Yueya Lake in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, rows through the scourge. Reuters

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Palestinian protesters flee an Israeli military bulldozer as it clears their road block during a demonstration against the nearby Jewish settlement of Kdumim, in the West Bank village of Kfar Kadum. Reuters

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A woman poses for her friend in front of the Donetsk’s stadium during the Euro 2012 soccer championship in the Ukraine. AP

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Dancers of Colombia’s Incolballet Ballet Company perform during the VI International Ballet Festival in Cali. Dance groups from 10 countries will be participating in the festival which runs till June 10. Reuters

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