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Day in Photos: June 27, 2012

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Slavomir Tkac drives a solar-powered car that was created by the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team at the Engineering and Fisheries Laboatory. ZUMAPRESS.com
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The cargo ship Ville D’ Aquarius is docked at the Port of Newark as federal authorities search for suspected stowaways on board. The Coast Guard began to suspect the presence of stowaways while performing a routine inspection of the vessel at sea. Chad Rachman/New York Post
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A police dog subdues a member of the German federal police force, during a mock battle demonstration in Berlin. Getty Images
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A Kashmiri Muslim woman grieves at the charred remains of the 200-year-old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar. AFP/Getty Images
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Spain’s goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, makes a save as Portugal’s Nani approaches during their Euro 2012 semifinal soccer match. Reuters
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A Syrian rebel fires against a helicopter during a clashe with government troops, northern province of Idlib. AP
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the beleived site of Jesus Christ’s baptism, near the Jordan River. Reuters
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Indian schoolchildren walk during a heavy downpour in the northern hill town of Shimla. AFP/Getty Images
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Riot police attempt to arrest members of the “Stop Evictions” social movement in Oviedo, northern Spain. Reuters
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A church is pictured in the early morning on a mountain in Sarnen, Switzerland. Reuters
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FMX-13 team riders Alexei Kolesnikov (left) and Alexei Aisin perform during the Red Bull X-fighters Jams freestyle show in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
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Myanmar model Thandar Bo presents a Philippine traditional dress during the ASEAN-Myanmar fashion and culture show at National Theater, Yangon, Myanmar in honor of the upcoming Myanmar Women’s Day. EPA
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Fire from the Waldo Canyon wildfire burns as it moved into subdivisions and destroys homes in Colorado Springs, Colo. AP
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Spanish bullfighter Jose Palazon looks on as his first bull tumbles headfirst during the last bullfight of Saint John’s Hogueras Fair held in Alicante, Spain. EPA
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A Pakistani woman walks on a dry bank that provides water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi, at Rawal dam in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP
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Switzerland’s quadruple scull team — Andre Vonarburg, Augustin Maillefer, Nico Stahlberg and Florian Stofer — trains on the Sarnersee at the Swiss rowing center in Sarnen. The team will take part in the Olympic Games next month in London. Reuters