Pictures of the Day: Friday, Oct. 12, 2012

Posted Oct. 12, 2012, at 8:09 p.m.
Two girls with their faces painted with the colors of the Spanish flag pose to photographers during the holiday known as Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's National Day in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Spain is in recession and under pressure to fix its finances while celebrating the day Christopher Columbus discovered America in the name of the Spanish Crown.
Manu Fernandez | AP
Two girls with their faces painted with the colors of the Spanish flag pose to photographers during the holiday known as Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's National Day in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Spain is in recession and under pressure to fix its finances while celebrating the day Christopher Columbus discovered America in the name of the Spanish Crown.
Spectators gather to watch the space shuttle Endeavour make its way down Manchester Boulevard in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination.
Chris Carlson | AP
Spectators gather to watch the space shuttle Endeavour make its way down Manchester Boulevard in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination.
An artist takes a nap after working long hours preparing idols for the upcoming Durga Puja festival at a make shift camp, in New Delhi, India , Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five-day Durga Puja festival begins on Oct. 20 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on Oct. 24.
Manish Swarup | AP
An artist takes a nap after working long hours preparing idols for the upcoming Durga Puja festival at a make shift camp, in New Delhi, India , Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five-day Durga Puja festival begins on Oct. 20 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on Oct. 24.
An elderly man takes his afternoon nap in a shopping mall on Friday Oct. 12, 2012 in Singapore.
Wong Maye-E | AP
An elderly man takes his afternoon nap in a shopping mall on Friday Oct. 12, 2012 in Singapore.
Pakistani children pray for the recovery of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot on Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a candlelight vigil in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Pakistani military spokesman says Yousufzai is in &quotsatisfactory" condition but cautions that the next few days will be critical. Writing reads on the poster left, &quotMalala Yousufzai."
Shakil Adil | AP
Pakistani children pray for the recovery of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot on Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a candlelight vigil in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Pakistani military spokesman says Yousufzai is in "satisfactory" condition but cautions that the next few days will be critical. Writing reads on the poster left, "Malala Yousufzai."
Afghan refugee Naseema Zurab, 7, stands in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
Muhammed Muheisen | AP
Afghan refugee Naseema Zurab, 7, stands in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
The 644-foot The World - Residences at Sea, arrived off the Rockland Breakwater on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The vessel is the largest privately owned yacht in which people own residences within the yacht. The vessel carries 200 residents. The World will remain in Rockland Harbor until Sunday evening.
Stephen Betts | BDN
The 644-foot The World - Residences at Sea, arrived off the Rockland Breakwater on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The vessel is the largest privately owned yacht in which people own residences within the yacht. The vessel carries 200 residents. The World will remain in Rockland Harbor until Sunday evening. Buy Photo

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