Monday: Day in Photos
Natalie Coughlin swims to a world record time of 59.03 seconds in the women’s 100-meter backstroke preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
A youth sits on a cairn as he views the controversial Scout Moor Wind Farm in
Men carry a portable shrine while praying for climbers’ safety on Mt. Fuji at Sengentaisha Shrine in Shizuoka, Japan. Japan’s highest mountain is open to the public for climbing for two months starting Tuesday. (Koichi Kamoshida / Getty Images)
A street vendor sells dust masks in the midst of a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq. The storm in the Iraqi capital caused traffic jams and grounded flights. (Hadi Mizban / Associated Press)
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Thousands of fans cheer the German national soccer team at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate one day after the Euro 2008 tournament final in which Germany lost to spain, 1-0. It was Spain’s first championship in 44 years. (Markus Gilliar / Getty Images)
In Seoul, demonstrators join in a candlelight vigil during a Roman Catholic service as part of protests against the South Korean government’s policy of allowing imports of U.S. beef. Police have begun to take a harder line against the protests, which were sparked by fears of mad cow disease and have disrupted the capital for weeks. The country’s top prosecutor said they have been taken over by violent radicals. (Kim Jae-Hwan / Getty Images)