Wednesday: the day In photos

Israeli security forces inspect the wreckage of a car after the front-loader attack was stopped by an Israeli police officer, who climbed into the vehicle’s cab and shot the driver to death.  (Brian Hendler AFP/Getty Images)

Firefighters from the Los Angeles City Fire Department stand ready to protect a home from a brush fire burning in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta.  (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)

Protesters watch as the headquarters of the ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party burns in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. Mongolian police cordoned off part of the capital after protesters rioted over allegations of fraud in weekend elections. At least four people were killed in the violence.  (Jued Mak / Associated Press)

A Somali woman injured in an overnight mortar attack on her residence in Mogadishu is helped onto a stretcher at the Medina hospital in the embattled Somalia capital. At least 39 people were killed on Tuesday in fighting that erupted when Islamic insurgents attacked Somali, Ethiopian and African Union forces in the capital and central region.  (Abdirashid Abdulle AFP/Getty Images)

Moldy algae is cleaned up after it choked up the coastline of Qingdao, China. More than 10,000 people have been mobilized to clean up the algae, which has invaded the host city for sailing events at the Summer Olympics.  (Guang Niu / Getty Images)

Roman Catholics and workers from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions participate in a special service in front of the Seoul City Hall as part of protests against the South Korean government’s policy toward U.S. beef imports. Tens of thousands of South Korean auto workers went on strike today to oppose resumed U.S. beef imports and the pro-business policies of new President Lee Myung-bak, joining anti-government protests that have raged for weeks.  (Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press)

Catholics from Belarus and nearby countries walk with candles during the annual Icon of the Mother of God procession in the village of Budislav.  (Victor Drachev / AFP/Getty Images)

A Imperial Storm Trooper from the “Star Wars” series rides a giant slide at “The Amazing Great Children’s Party” in Battersea Park in London  (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)

Serena, right, and Venus Williams talk during their doubles match against Bethanie Mattek and Sania Mirza for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London.  (Hugo Philpott / EPA)

A creation by Lebanese designer Elie Saab is modeled during the Fall-Winter 2009 Haute Couture collection show in Paris.  (Francios Guillot AFP/Getty Images)

Afghan laborers work at a traditional candy factory in Kabul.  (Shah Marai / Getty Images)