24 hours in pictures

Jerusalem: An Israeli settler (right) argues with a leftwing activist taking part in a demonstration calling for the extension of the West Bank settlement building freeze Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A musician plays a trumpet during a mass in honour of those killed in the earthquake that devastated the island in January Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Manila, Philippines: A child sleeps on a pavement Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Kandahar province, Afghanistan: US soldiers injured during a roadside bomb attack hold hands as they are evacuated aboard a helicopter Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Spain: Coal miners stand by a burning barricade while blocking road between Lieres and Oviedo in protest at not being paid Photograph: Eloy Alonso/Reuters

Sidon, Lebanon: A fisherman dives near a rubbish dump on the coast. The dump, located near schools, hospitals and apartment blocks in Lebanon's third biggest city, has partially collapsed into the Mediterranean sea several times Photograph: Ali Hashisho/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A woman sweeps the street outside Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Mumbai, India: Muslims chant peace slogans on the eve of the Ayodhya verdict, a ruling in India's longest running legal battle over who owns a religious site in Ayodhya Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Lexington, USA: A rider competes in the team reining competition at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky Photograph: John Sommers II/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: Members of Iran's Basij militia and Revolutionary Guard perform in a play called The Memory of Friends to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Steenokkerzeel, Belgium: Demonstrators arrested after staging a protest against Belgium's asylum policy at a closed asylum centre Photograph: Yves Logghe/AP

Caracas, Venezuela: Soldiers look for their polling stations at a school during the congressional elections Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP

Pristina, Kosovo: A squirrel holds a nut in its mouth while sitting in a tree Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan: A man trims his beard with a pair of scissors Photograph: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

Hong Kong, China: A man looks out from a porthole on a replica of the 17th-century Spanish galleon, Andalucia, in Victoria harbour Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters