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PHOTO GALLERY: World mourns 'king of pop'

Friday, June 26, 2009 | 3:09 p.m. CDT; updated 4:49 p.m. CDT, Friday, June 26, 2009

Tanisha Williams, 35, left, cries on the shoulder of her daughter Tiaunah Williams, 14, outside the boyhood home of pop star Michael Jackson on Friday in Gary, Ind.   ¦  M. Spencer Green/The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times

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Fans the world over mourned the loss of Michael Jackson after the pop icon died Thursday.

Click here to see a video of prison inmates in the Philippines doing the "Thriller" dance.

Mexican newspapers report the death of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson on their front pages in Mexico City on Friday. The 50-year-old pop star died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena.   ¦  Alexandre Meneghini/The Associated Press

The Hollywood star for the Jackson family on Vine Street in Hollywood is seen Thursday, the day pop icon Michael Jackson died. Jackson's individual star is on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the famous Grauman's Chinese theater; on Thursday, that star was covered up for the premiere of the movie "Bruno."   ¦  L.A. Times file photo

Christian boys — fans of Michael Jackson — take part in a candlelight memorial to commemorate him in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday. Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month, but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.   ¦  Shakil Adil/The Associated Press

A photograph of Michael Jackson hangs in the front window of the Motown Historical Museum as mourners gather at a shrine at the front steps for singer Michael Jackson on Friday in Detroit.   ¦  Paul Sancya/The Associated Press

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