Monday: The day in photos
Turkish soldiers stand guard outside the court building in Silivri, near Istanbul, as the trial of four retired generals begins. They are among 56 defendants accused in an alleged plot to topple
Japanese gymnasts Shunsuke Nagasaki, left, and Masaki Ito compete in a trampoline gymnastics event at the World Games in Kaohsiung. The World Games draw more than 4,700 athletes from across the globe to compete in 31 sports not included in the Olympics. (Sam Yeh / AFP/Getty Images)
A boy gives an extra lift to a replica of the moon outside the Newseum in
Lance Armstrong trains with his team in Sion, Switzerland, on a rest day during the 2009 Tour de France. (Bryn Lennon / Getty Images)
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An aerial view shows the 2009 York maze created from more than 1.5 million plants. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the July 20, 1969, moon landing, the maze, in York, England, is cut in the shape of an astronaut. (Anna Gowthorpe / Associated Press)
A cheerleader performs during a water-polo match between Kazakhstan and Australia at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP/Getty Images)
In Berlin, demonstrators dressed as clowns protest against a public oath-taking by German solders to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the most famous attempt to assassinate
Berlin today at the spot where Stauffenberg was shot and at Berlins Ploetzensee prison, where many of the conspirators were executed. Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech in front of the Reichstag for a public oath-taking by soldiers to mark the anniversary. (Maya Hitij / Associated Press)
A swan in Maidenhead, England, is among birds counted during the Swan Upping Census, an annual attempt to count the swan population on stretches of the Thames. The census dates from the 12th century. (Carl de Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
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A military band is reflected in an instrument during a ceremony marking the Romanian Air Force’s National Day in Bucharest. (Daniel Mihailescu / AFP/Getty Images)
