24 hours in pictures

Islamabad, Pakistan: A young circus performer from the Jan Baz troupe looks on as she waits for her act Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Guwahati, India: A pied myna is caught in a bird trap in Barpeta in spite of the ban on bird hunting in north-east India Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Afghan army soldiers share grapes beside a small canal after arriving to reinforce US troops at Combat Outpost Nolen in the volatile Arghandab valley Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Taipei, Taiwan: A group of walker insects (Mallada basalis) are displayed in a tank during the annual biotechnology show at the World Trade Centre Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images

Ramallah, West Bank: A Palestinian youth jumps to kick a ball as he plays football with others in an alley of al-Amari refugee camp Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Moscow, Russia: Actresses from the Bolshoi Theatre prepare themselves for a dress rehearsal of the theatre’s new open-air staging of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Maid of Pskov Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pupils Abu Sufyan (right) and Fowzia (left) do their homework in a school run by a non-governmental organisation in a poor neighbourhood Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

Cochin, India: People row coracles on a lake Photograph: AP

Peterborough, UK: Huntsmen and their hounds are judged in the show ring during the Peterborough Festival of Hunting at the East Of England Show Ground Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A child lies in a hammock as his family works at a construction site in the commercial Connaught Place district Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

Liaoning, China: A Greenpeace activist surveys the damage caused by the oil spill at Dalian port Photograph: Reuters

Algiers, Algeria: Children swim at the pool in the centre of Algiers Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

Kandahar, Afghanistan: A US soldier watches an Afghan film on TV while relaxing at Combat Outpost Nolen in the volatile Arghandab valley Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Tado, Colombia: Oro verde (green gold) miner Lidio Antonio Mosquera (centre) works with his relatives in their shared mine in Angostura Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

Cibitung, Indonesia: Workers assemble optical lenses for computers and other devices at a Japanese electronics company Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA

Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip: Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of Qasem al-Shembari, a militant from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP