Monday: The day in photos
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Rich Faulk offers words of comfort to Dennis Dovovan and Ana Pineda at the Simi Valley Metrolink station after Donovan told Pineda that their friend, Donna Remata, had been killed in Friday afternoon’s train crash. Donovan and Pineda rode with Remata every morning from the station. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
David Hankins, left, of Moorpark sits with a book as passengers board a bus supporting the Metrolink line from the Moorpark station to Chatsworth station. The bus bridge will operate until damage caused by a fatal wreck on Friday is repaired. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A boy poses for a photo beside “Planet,” Marc Quinn’s giant sculpture, on the grounds of Chatsworth House near Bakewell, Britain. The sculpture is part of an exhibition, hosted by auction house Sotheby’s, of modern and contemporary art scattered throughout the grounds of the home. (Adrian Dennis / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)
A guest watches the White House arrival ceremony, hosted by President Bush, for Ghana’s president, John Kufuor. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)
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A photographer takes pictures of the board showing the financial numbers at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. The German stock exchange was down 4.6% in the afternoon in the wake of investment banking giant Lehman Bros. filing for bankruptcy. (Thomas Lohnes / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)
Villagers use their sarongs to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshipers during the Kasada festival at Indonesia’s Mt. Bromo. During the festival, people in the region throw offerings into the mountain’s crater, seeking safety and prosperity. (Dita Alangkara / Associated Press)
A Mexican police officer guards the perimeter of La Mesa State Prison in Tijuana after a riot. Prisoners were angered by the alleged deaths of inmates at the hands of guards, and there were conflicting reports about the number of people injured and possibly killed in the uprising. (Guillermo Arias / Associated Press)
Dutch troops and their horses train with smoke and explosions on Scheveningen beach in preparation for Prince’s Day on Tuesday, when Queen Beatrix will ride in a golden carriage from her palace to the parliament for the traditional opening of the legislative year. (Robin Utrecht / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)
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An anti-government protester listens to speakers of the People’s Alliance Democracy in Bangkok. Thailand’s ruling party endorsed the brother-in-law of controversial former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as its nominee to become the next prime minister, paving the way for more strife with anti-government protesters. (Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press)
South Ossetians attend a festive church service in the village of Dzher. NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrived in Georgia to show support after last month’s conflict with Russia and discuss the country’s NATO membership bid. (Kazbek Basayev / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)
