Pictures of the Day: Friday, Sept. 28, 2012

Posted Sept. 28, 2012, at 11:31 p.m.

Luis Benavides | AP

Pole dancer Sandra Toro strikes a pose as she performs at the Miss Pole Dance Colombia 2012 contest in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Toro won the competition.

Majdi Mohammed | AP

A Palestinian protester hurls stones at Israeli soldiers during a weekly protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah, Friday, Sept 28, 2012.

Rodrigo Abd | AP

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez stand in a trailer bed as they take part in a campaign caravan through the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for Oct. 7.

Altaf Qadri | AP

Indian Muslim women wash themselves near a fountain as a pigeon flies by at the Jama Masjid, or the Grand Mosque, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The Jama Masjid is one of India's biggest mosques.

Fernando Vergara | AP

Jose Mauricio Pardo drives his bamboo vehicle through the streets of Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The vehicle composed almost entirely of bamboo was designed by Pardo, a Colombian plastic artist. The original car parts include the car engine and tires.

Charlie Riedel | AP

USA's Keegan Bradley reacts after making a putt to win the hole during a foursomes match at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.

Matt Barnard | AP

Brittany Townsend (center), wife of slain Army Pfc. Jon R. Townsend, and her mother, Nancy Carden, and brother Larry Carden (left), watch as Jon Townsend's casket is loaded into a hearse in Claremore, Okla., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Jon Townsend, 19, died Sept. 16 in Afghanistan when his unit was fired on in an "insider" attack by Afghan police.