Today in pictures (June 6)

Photographs from around the world for Friday , June 6, 2008.

Section:Gallery

Fri., June 6, 2008

A transvestite applauds during the opening ceremony of the 1st National Conference for Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals in Brasilia, Thursday, June 5, 2008. The event, the first in the world to be convened by a government, will be held from June 5th to 8th in Brasilia, having as its theme "Human rights and public policies: the way forward for guaranteeing the citizenship of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals." (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) ORG XMIT: BSB107

Eraldo Peres The Spokesman-Review
Six-month-old African elephant Tamo plays with a soccer ball in his enclosure in the zoo of Wuppertal, western Germany, Friday, June 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil) ORG XMIT: RPF105

Roberto Pfeil The Spokesman-Review
Demonstrators are caught in tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village Bilin, near Ramallah, Friday, June 6, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) ORG XMIT: XMM102

Muhammed Muheisen The Spokesman-Review
** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP ** Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., jogs onto the stage at a Chicago 2016 Olympic rally at Daley Plaza in Chicago on Friday, June 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ORG XMIT: ILAB108

Alex Brandon The Spokesman-Review
Pakistani citizens hold a rally protesting against a recent price hike in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, June 6, 2008. Protesters chanted slogans against government condemning the recent price increase of food items and power due a short fall of power generation in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ORG XMIT: KAR103

Fareed Khan The Spokesman-Review
Italy's Valentino Rossi rides his Yamaha during free practice at the Catalonian racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 6, 2008. The Moto GP race takes place Sunday. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ORG XMIT: VC811

Victor Caivano The Spokesman-Review
A Venezuelan navy ship launches a missile during a test at Orchila Island in Venezuela, June 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Howard Yanes) ORG XMIT: XHY101

Howard Yanes The Spokesman-Review
Morgan Tsvangirai, president of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe, talks to people during his campaign trail in Esigodini about 80 km from Bulawayo, Friday, June, 6, 2008. Tsvangirai was briefly arrested during his campaigning after police said they had not sanctioned his campaign. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ORG XMIT: HRE107

Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi The Spokesman-Review
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., front left, talks with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, front right, as McCain's wife Cindy and daughter Megan look on during an airboat tour of the Florida Everglades near Miami, Fla., Friday, June 6, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: FLMO108

Lm Otero The Spokesman-Review
Spain national soccer team goalkeepers Iker Casillas, left, Pepe Reina, center, and Andres Palop, right, are seen during a training session of the national soccer team of Spain in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, on Friday, June 6, 2008. Spain is in group D at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ORG XMIT: BA119

Bernat Armangue The Spokesman-Review