Thursday: The day in photos

People dressed to represent bombing victims participate in a peace rally in Mumbai, India, that marked the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.  (Rajanish Kakade / Associated Press)

The Chippendales dance troupe cavorts on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, to promote its appearance in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the act’s first appearance in Britain in more than five years.  (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)

An egg smashes into a cardboard cutout of the face of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as members of the public are invited to participate in a little old-fashioned humiliation by pelting a man standing in for the prime minister outside the London Dungeon tourist attraction. In a public survey, Brown was voted the most deserving person to be put in the stocks.  (Sang Tan / Associated Press)

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai pauses to acknowledge supporters while making a campaign speech in Kabul. Afghans go to the polls Aug. 20 to elect their next president.  (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)

A mandril licks a piece of ice-encased fruit at a zoo in Rhenen, Netherlands, where temperatures climbed into the 90s.  (Robin Utrecht / AFP / Getty Images)

Newly commissioned female police officers parade during graduation ceremonies at Ain Benian Police Academy in Algiers, Algeria. The class included 492 women who will work in traffic organization and anti-crime units.  (Fayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images)

Inmates fill a cell at a new prison controlled by Hamas police in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The detention facility was opened after Gaza’s main prison was destroyed during Israel’s 22-day military offensive last winter.  (Mohammed Abed / AFP / Getty Images)

A coffin bearing the body of Harry Patch, the last surviving veteran to fight in World War I until his death July 25 at age 111, is carried out of Wells Cathedral in Somerset, England, after a funeral service.  (Christopher Furlong / AFP / Getty Images)