Today in photos (July 1)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Monday, July 1, 2013.

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Mon., July 1, 2013

The pack with Jan Bakelants of Belgium, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Spain's Alberto Contador, standing in blue and yellow, passes rock formations near Piana during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 145.5 kilometers (91 miles) with start in Ajaccio and finish in Calvi, Corsica island, France, Monday July 1, 2013.

Christophe Ena Associated Press
Toby Schultz pauses after laying flowers at the gate of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew fire station, Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. An out-of-control blaze overtook the elite group of firefighters trained to battle the fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the flames under fire-resistant shields. The disaster Sunday afternoon all but wiped out the 20-member Hotshot fire crew leaving the city's fire department reeling.

Julie Jacobson Associated Press
Protesters scuffle with police officers on a downtown street during an annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong Monday, July 1, 2013. Tens of thousands of the protesters demanded their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign and pressing for promised democratic reforms so they can choose their own top representative. The march is an annual event that underscores the growing gulf between Hong Kong and the mainland 16 years after the city ceased to be a British colony and came back under Beijing's control.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
President Barack Obama and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete walk in front of first lady Michelle Obama and Tanzanian first lady Salma Kikwete greeting the cheering crowd as they arrive at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Monday, July 1, 2013.

Carolyn Kaster Pool Ap
Supporters of Pakistan's Sunni Tehreek rally to condemn the Taliban for attacking shrines, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, July 1, 2013. Protesters also opposed the proposed dialogues with Taliban.

B.K. Bangash Associated Press
South African children play in a public park in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, July 1, 2013.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press