Thursday Nov. 12, Our World In Pictures
GEORGIA — Mother Mourns Veteran Son: Jiffy Helton Sarver places flowers at the grave of her son, 1st Lt. Joseph Helton Jr., who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2009, at Georgia National Cemetery on Wednesday in Canton. “This was his favorite time of day,” said Sarver. “He loved sunrises.”
ATHENS — Country’s First Strike Begins: A riot policeman tries to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a rally on Thursday. Clashes have broken out between riot police and youths at a demonstration during the first general strike since the country’s left-led government initially came to power in January.