24 hours in pictures

Khakriz, Afghanistan: US army soldiers detonate an improvised explosive device
Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Rome, Italy: Demonstrators face police during a protest to demand tax exemptions and aid for their regions
Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Pamplona, Spain: A bull falls on a runner on the second bull run of the San Fermín Fiesta
Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: An office worker walks by a window on a rainy winter afternoon
Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: An acid attack victim in a secure shelter run by non-profit organisation called Cambodia Acid Survivors Charity
Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Castel Gandolfo, Italy: Nuns admire the lake after Pope Benedict XVI's arrival at his summer residence
Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Payerne, Switzerland: Solar Impulse, the solar-powered prototype airplane finishes it's first night flight attempt
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AP

Hefei, China: An employee works at a workshop in a steel and iron factory
Photograph: /Reuters

New York, United States: A family from England enjoy the sunshine in Central Park
Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP

Jilga, Afghanistan: A US army doghandler and his dog Archie run for cover during a gun battle with suspected Taliban militants
Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters

Taipei, Taiwan: Ruling and opposition lawmakers brawl in parliament over an economic deal with China
Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Children prepare to spend the night on a truck after being evacuated from Ciudad Anáhuac where authorities opened a dam's floodgates for fear it would overflow from rains that accompanied Hurricane Alex
Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Valparaíso City, Chile: Pamphlets are hurled by healthcare workers toward congress members during a protest against layoffs
Photograph: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters