Police were called in to calm a throng of IndyMac Bank customers trying to pull money out of the Encino branch on the second day of a federal bank takeover. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington. Bernanke said risks to both growth and inflation in the U.S. have increased. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
A Balinese man watches a cremation fire as the last bit of a mythical dragon known as a Naga burns during a ceremony for a deceased member of the Ubud royal family. In the city of Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, rites for deceased royals involve rare and elaborate ceremonies. (Ed Wray / Associated Press)
In a photo made available today, Scott Wall watches runners from underneath an umbrella on Badwater Road, in Death Valley National Park, during the early stages of the annual Badwater Ultramarathon on Monday. (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)
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A performer plays the didgeridoo at the opening Mass of World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. The Catholic World Youth Day event runs until Sunday. (Paul Miller / EPA)
An Australian Aborigine holds a cross before the opening Mass at World Youth Day in Sydney. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press)
More than 44,000 marchers from at least 50 nations set off on the 92nd Nijmegen March in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The march began in 1909 as a Dutch Army activity to build infantry soldiersÂ’ strength, stamina and morale and has evolved into an international event attracting thousands of civilian participants as well as hundreds of military teams in a four-day, 100 mile trek. (Vincent Jannink / EPA)
A Chinese policeman stops a visitor outside the Forbidden City in Beijing. (Andrew Wong / Getty Images)
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A dancer from the Spanish Blanca Li dance company performs during a dress rehearsal of the show ‘A Poet in New York’, inspired by Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. (Juan Ferreras / EPA)