24 hours in pictures

Porteau Cove, Canada: Workers and engineers examine a large rock slide lying across the highway between Vancouver and the ski resort of Whistler Photograph: Rob Kruyt/Reuters

Bonn, Germany: People are reflected in the glass facade of the Deutsche Post World Net headquarters Photograph: Hermann J Knippertz/AP

Valparaiso, Chile: A stripper who dances on the streets, performs on a lamp post Photograph: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A body builder flexes his muscles as he makes preprations to participate in the Mr Afghanistan competition Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Zuunmod,, Mongolia: Two men ride past a cluster of tents at a temporary racecourse during Mongolia's biggest event of the year, the Nadam festival Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Culiacan, Mexico: A federal police agent looks at bodies found tied up and dumped on the street Photograph: El Debate de Sinaloa/EPA

Rafah, Gaza: A Palestinian man communicates with others on the Egyptian side of a tunnel dug underneath the border Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

Santiago, Chile: Students attend a rally in protest against a proposed education reform Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

San Francisco, USA: A supporter waves a flag at a Minuteman rally to demand the resignation of mayor Gavin Newsom Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Srinagar, Kashmir: Local Muslims raise their arms upon seeing a relic from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed during Meeraj-un-Nabi celebrations Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters

Cartago, Costa Rica: A man, reflected on a glass, looks at offerings to the Virgin of Los Angeles, known as La Negrita, Costa Rica's patron saint who is believed to perform miracles Photograph: Kent Gilbert/AP

Allahabad, India: Policemen practice yoga at a parade ground Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh /AP

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: A fisherman carries a tuna from his catch at a harbour in Lampuuk. The fisherman said his business was now returning to normal levels after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which had devastated the region Photograph: Tarmizy Harva/Reuters

Beijing, China: A boy holds a Chinese flag on a visit to the Olympic Green Photograph: Oded Balilty /AP