Congolese army tanks retreat through the village of Rugari, around 37km from Goma, following an alleged ambush by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s restive North Kivu province. (AFP)

Dancers perform to welcome athletes from Italy and Azerbaijan for the 2012 Summer Olympics at Olympic village in London. (AP)

An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the year. (AP)

Manchester United fans take photographs at a training session at the Shanghai Stadium, China. Manchester United will play a pre-season friendly match against Shanghai Shenhua on July 25. (Reuters)

A worker rows a boat in Chaohu Lake, filled with blue-green algae, in Hefei, Anhui province, China. The local environment protection department implemented machines to pump the algae from the lake to a treatment reservoir where it would be decontaminated and recycled. (Reuters)

Syrian men line up to buy bread at the only bakery still open in the city of Al-Bueda. (AFP)

A house is surrounded by flames during a wildfire near Patras, Greece. Regional authorities declared an emergency in southwestern Greece as wildfires threatened village homes outside the city of Patras. (AP)

Dancers perform during a dress rehearsal of Paper Windmill Fantasia in Taipei, Taiwan, before setting out for performances in Beijing, China. (AP)

Spectators in classic French Citroen 2CV cars cheer as the pack passes during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158.5 kilometers (98.5 miles) with start in Samatan and finish in Pau, France. (AP)