Tuesday: The day in photos

Ladybugs crowd a beach chair at a beach in Warnemuende, Germany.  (Bernd Wuestneck / EPA)

Helen Chadfield waits with her raven Bran as she queues for auditions for the role of a resident witch at Wookey Hole Caves in Wells, England. The Somerset tourist attraction is looking for a new witch to teach visitors about witchcraft and magic after its previous employee retired.  (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)

Peter Biros, right, of Hungary fights for the ball with Serbian Nikola Radjen during the men’s quarterfinal water polo match at the World Swimming Championships in Rome.  (Srdjan Suki / EPA)

A heavy thunderstorm rumbles over Zurich, Switzerland.  (Alessandro Della Bella / EPA)

A protester shouts slogans as thousand others man a road block made from burning tires and bricks during another day of violent protests in the Thokoza township east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Thousands of protesters in the slums have been rioting for more than a week over lack of services.  (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)

A statue of George Washington is silhouetted in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Thousands of visitors walk through the Rotunda daily.  (Karen Bleier / AFP / Getty Images)

Monohulls take the start of the prologue of the solo Solitaire du Figaro sailing race off Lorient Harbor in France. Fifty-two monuhulls will start the race on Thursday from Lorient.  (Marcel Mochet / AFP / Getty Images)

A man swings a fishing rod at a lake inside Beijing’s bamboo garden in China. The garden is a popular spot among locals during the summer season.  (Andy Wong / Associated Press)