Tuesday: The day in photos

A boy helps his family sort and dry chiles for sale on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.  (Dar Yasin / Associated Press)

In Minsk, anti-terrorist commandos vote early in Belarus’ parliamentary elections. Election day in Belarus is Sunday.  (Alexey Gromov / AFP / Getty Images)

British troops parade in London after their return from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.  (Andy Rain / EPA)

Olympic Airlines employees wave flares as they block the east runway at Athens International Airport . Hundreds of Olympic workers disrupted runway operations to protest plans to sell the troubled government-owned airline.  (Thanassis Stavrakis / Associated Press)

A worker prepares the grandstand for Singapore Formula One Grand Prix race to be held Sunday. It will be the first running of the race in Singapore and the first at night.  (How Hwee Young / EPA)

Supporters of ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. Jacob Zuma, leader of the country’s ruling party and widely expected to be elected president next year, hinted that Mbeki’s deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, may replace him on an interim basis.  (Nic Bothma / EPA)

Typhoon Hagupit , moving toward the south coast of China, is bringing high winds to the streets of Hong Kong as it brushes past.  (Vincent Yu / Associated Press)

A protester is at the center of a tug of war betwween police and fellow activists from the All India Youth Federation in Hyderbad, India. The demonstrators were attempting to storm a cinema to protest obscenity in films.  (Mahesh Kumar A / Associated Press)

Miss Porky Pig will probably lose points for being a little off vertical as she enters the water at the Royal Melbourne Show in Australia. Diving and racing pigs are among the most popular attractions at the annual fair.  (William West / AFP / Getty Images)