Monday: The day in photos

Rare white lion cubs meet the press at Safaripark in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock in western Germany. Seven white cubs were born at the park to two mothers on June 30. While three of the cubs are being raised by their mother, Kibo, the others were refused by their mother, Mawensi. One of them died overnight Monday; the remaining three will be raised by the park’s animal keepers.  (Martin Meissner / Associated Press)

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, reacts after winning the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam.  (Vincent Yu / Associated Press)

Soldiers of France’s Republican Guard march during Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris, where leaders from elsewhere in Europe and from the Middle East and North Africa met for a Mediterranean summit.  (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)

An image of Pope Benedict XVI is projected during a light show at the Sydney Harbour Bridge ahead of his appearance in Australia this week for World Youth Day. The event, organized every two or three years by the Catholic Church, is an invitation from the Pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith.  (Sergio Dionisio / Getty Images)

Young boys and girls say goodbye to the king of the parade of the giants at the annual San Fermin Festival in Pamplona in northern Spain. The festival, held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull runs and afternoon bullfights.  (Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press)

Xie Hao, 8, practices acrobatic skills in the Sichuan Provincial Art School in Chengdu, China. More than 50 children ages 7 to 15 study acrobatics at the school, and will train at least six years before they get a chance to enter acrobatic troupes. China’s tradition of acrobatics is believed to date back 4,000 years.  (China Photos / Getty Images)

A worker cleans the area around the royal palace in preparation for the royal funeral of two prominent people in Ubud, on Indonesia’s island of Bali. Behind him, construction continues on an elaborate tower vehicle that will transport the bodies during the funeral procession. Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, the head of the Ubud royal family, and Tjokorda Gede Raka, a senior police officer, will be cremated in a rare and elaborate ceremony for deceased royals.  (Ed Wray / Associated Press)

An Airbus A-380 takes off during the first day of the Farnborough aerospace show in England. The world’s largest air show opened with several new orders for Boeing Co. and aerospace executives sounding upbeat about the future of the industry despite high fuel prices and the credit crisis.  (Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)

Customers wait outside IndyMac Bank headquarters in Pasadena, Calif., for the bank to reopen today. The FDIC took over the bank on Friday and says it will conduct “business as usual” this week.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)