Thursday: The day in photos

Pakistani security personnel remove a body from outside Pakistan’s main military arms factory, which was the site of a suicide attack that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 70 others. Pakistan’s Taliban movement claimed responsibility for the bombing at the munitions complex located about 20 miles northwest of the capital, Islamabad.  (Farooq Naeem / AFP/Getty Images)

Police and medics rescue the injured after a car exploded by a minibus carrying police officers in Izmir, Turkey. Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded.  (Cem Oksuz / EPA)

A Russian soldier takes position at the edge of the Black Sea port city of Poti in western Georgia. Russian forces excavated trenches and set up mortars facing the city despite Russia’s promise to pull back troops from Georgia.  (Bela Szandelszky / Associated Press)

A group of Russian snipers react to a Georgian demonstration at the Igoeti checkpoint in Georgia.  (Marco Longari / AFP/Getty Images)

A Georgian woman stands among bombed buildings in Gori, Georgia.  (Uriel Sinai / Getty Images)

Relatives of the Spanair Flight JK5022 crash victims grieve outside a hotel in Madrid, Spain. The crash at Madrid’s Barajas airport killed 153 passengers. Several of the 19 survivors remain critically ill.  (Samuel Aranda / Getty Images)

The coffin of one of 10 French soldiers killed during a gun battle with insurgents earlier this week in eastern Afghanistan is carried by pall bearers during a memorial ceremony in Paris.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

A balloon car is destroyed in a strong wind during the Japanese premiere of the movie “Hancock” in Tokyo.  (Shizuo Kambayashi / Associated Press)

A picture combo shows U.S. sprinters Darvis Patton, right, and Tyson Gay dropping the baton during the men’s first round 400-meter relay heat at the Beijing Olympic Games. The men’s failed to qualify for the next round.  (Olivier Morin / AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S.’ Torri Edwards, behind, and Lauryn Williams have a bad exchange and drop the baton in the women’s 400-meter relay heat at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The U.S. did not qualify for the final.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The U.S. women’s water polo team react after suffering a defeat by Netherlands in the gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The Netherlands won the gold, 9-8.  (Vincent Yu / Associated Press)

U.S. women’s softball players left their spikes on the plate after a surprising 3-1 loss to Japan in the gold medal game.  (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)

The Japanese softball team tosses head coach, Haruka Saito, in the air while celebrating their win over the U.S. for a gold medal. Japan defeated the U.S., 3-1.  (Frederick J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. runner LaShawn Merritt kneels on the track after winning the men’s 400-meter final for a gold medal that ended with a U.S. sweep.  (Nick Laham / Getty Images)

U.S.’ beach volleyball players Kerri Walsh, left, and Misty May-Treanor celebrate their gold medal win over China.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The United States’ Natasha Kai, left, and Heather O’Reilly celebrate after beating Brazil, 1-0, in the women’s soccer gold medal match.  (Luca Bruno / Associated Press)

Spectators watch the day’s canoe and kayak races under the rain during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Shunyi Rowing and Canoeing Park in Beijing.  (Laurent Fievet / AFP/Getty Images)