WSJ Pictures of the Day – 767th Edition
Baillie Milan, of Cochrane, Alberta, took down a steer during a competition at the 2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton Wednesday. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press/Edmonton Sun via Associated Press)
A homeless boy sought shelter from the rain outside a Dominos Pizza parlor in Mumbai Wednesday. (Arko Datta/Reuters)
A girl played next to her mothers artificial leg at the ICRC Ali Abad Orthopaedic Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. The center educates and rehabilitates land mine victims and people with deformities. Microloans are also provided. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)
Country crooner Taylor Swift, in gold, won four categories, including entertainer of the year, at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville Wednesday. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
A woman posed with a postcard at the Royal College of Art in London Thursday. The event is an anonymous sale of postcards by artists that include Gerhard Richter, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry, David Bailey and Yoko Ono. The sale starts Nov. 21. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)
Buddhists caught a glimpse of the Dalai Lama as he departed from a helipad after a series of public events in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Thursday. (Manish Swarup/Associated Press)
Singer Jon Bon Jovi embraced U.S. Army Spc. Cindy Paulo at a performance on NBCs Today show at Rockefeller Center in New York City Wednesday. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)
A man swam in a lake as snow collected on a nearby rooftop in Jinan, Shandong province, China, Thursday. (Reuters)
A car passed by a rain-soaked cotton field in rural Henry County, Ala., Tuesday. Wind and rain from Tropical Storm Ida compounded the misery of Southern farmers who were already coping with a delayed harvest season. In Virginia, Gov. Timothy Kaine declared a state of emergency. (Jay Hare/The Dothan Eagle via Associated Press)
A police candidate got his chest measured during a fitness test for Uttar Pradesh state police in Allahabad, India, Thursday. Recruiters hope to fill 35,000 constable posts. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press)
A skater in a swimsuit danced behind a policeman during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time in Sydney Thursday. (Daniel Munoz/Reuters)
A demonstrator dressed like a pig protested the governments decision to disband state-run electric company Luz y Fuerza del Centro in Mexico City Wednesday. President Felipe Calderon cited operational inefficiencies and a budget gap. (Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press)
Protesters scuffled with police as they marched to the U.S. Embassy in Manila Thursday during U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintons visit. She pledged continuing U.S. support for the Philippines efforts to root out al Qaeda-linked insurgents. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)
The curtain rose on a Rockettes rehearsal at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City Wednesday. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
Tens of thousands of people waved Japanese flags and lanterns as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made a public appearance at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the emperors coronation. (Shuji Kajiyama/Associated Press)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his state of the union speech in Moscow Thursday. He spoke about his desire to move Russias economy into the modern age and overcome the grim industrial legacy of the Soviet Union. (Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
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