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Burqa-clad women attended a campaign event for presidential candidate and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday. On Thursday, President Hamid Karzai’s main rival, Abdullah Abdullah, drew a huge crowd. The Taliban has vowed to disrupt the Aug. 20 presidential election. (Massoud Hossaini/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

A woman cried for help behind the damaged windows of a tour bus in Hu County, Shaanxi Province, China, Wednesday. Tourists were trapped on the bus for more than eight hours after it ran over a scooter, killing two people. Victims’ relatives attacked the bus until authorities negotiated the tourists’ release. (Associated Press)

A supporter of ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya grabbed Ramon Velasquez, vice president of the Congress, during a protest outside the National Congress in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday. The military expelled Mr. Zelaya in June after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest. (Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow High Bird at the White House Wednesday. Mr. Crow High Bird received the highest U.S. civilian award for his service in World War II and his studies of Native Americans. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Recruit Beth Brownlee, 17, embraced a relative after taking part in Europe’s biggest graduation parade at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, England, Thursday. Nearly 700 teenagers participated. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A U.S. soldier of Task Force Mountain Warrior took a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday. NATO-led forces said a roadside bomb killed an American troop there Wednesday. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Soldiers rescued a woman on an emergency cable across the Ba Si Lan River in Sinfa, Taiwan, Thursday. Flash floods caused by Typhoon Morakot killed dozens of her fellow villagers and left hundreds missing in Taiwan. (Wally Santana/Associated Press)

Gymnast Michelle Przybylo, of the U.S., performed at the senior rhythmic all-around qualifier and individual event finals as part of the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas Wednesday. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)

A hot air balloon in the likeness of the sun was blown up at an international hot-air balloon festival in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, Thursday. About 100 hot air balloons from eight countries participated in the first festival. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

A pilot escaped with a head injury after his two-seat plane crashed into a tree at Caird Park Golf Course in Dundee, Scotland, Wednesday. Firefighters used a ladder to rescue him. No one else was inside the aircraft. (Danny Lawson/Press Association/Associated Press)

The caskets of five Italian tourists killed Saturday in a helicopter crash in New York’s Hudson River were loaded into hearses outside a New York funeral home Wednesday. Their remains were taken to Kennedy Airport to be sent home. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Workers tended to tiles on the roof on of the central branch of the Los Angeles Public Library Wednesday. Dedicated in 1926 and designed by architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, the tiled sun patterns are topped by a sculpture, by artist Lee Lawrie, of a hand holding a golden torch. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)

A worker mowed the grass roof of a government building near Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, Thursday. (Bob Strong/Reuters)

A man held an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in front of riot police as Mexico soccer fans celebrated their team’s 2-1 victory over the U.S. after the World Cup qualifier match in Mexico City Wednesday. (Marco Ugarte/Associated Press)

A woman collected plastic containers used to carry water in Hyderabad, India, Thursday. Groundwater levels in northern India have fallen about 20% more than expected due to excessive pumping, threatening to spark a major food and water crisis, according to a study based on U.S. space agency data. (Mahesh Kumar A./Associated Press)

John Daly set down his drink during a practice round for the PGA Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., Wednesday. The tournament opened Thursday. (Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images