24 hours in pictures

Islamabad, Pakistan: Supporters of former premier Nawaz Sharif torch vehicles during a protest Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: Petitioners wait to air their grievances near a local government office Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Hindhead, UK: The breakthrough to link the north and south tunnels for what will eventually become the UK's longest road tunnel under land Photograph: Johnny Green/PA

Peshawar, Pakistan: Internally displaced people from the tribal region of Bajur line up as they wait to receive donated food at the Jalozai refugee camp Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sisters displaced by war stand in front of a makeshift hut at Bulengo camp Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters

Havana, Cuba: A worker smokes his cigar at the H Upmann cigar factory Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Daylesford, Australia : Firefighters black out smouldering tree trunks Photograph: Simon Mossman/EPA

Srinagar, India: Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside Jamia Masjid (Grand Mosque) Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

Dharmsala, India: An exiled Tibetan is silhouetted against the morning sun as he puts up multi-coloured prayer flags called Lungta or Wind Horse Photograph: Ashwini Bhatia/AP

Gaza Strip: Firefighters hose down a blaze at the separation fence between Egypt and Rafah Photograph: Eyad Baba/AP

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: A worker on a construction site Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty

Milan, Italy: A model during the Frankie Morello Fall/Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty

Duluth, US: A woman waits for the bus Photograph: Clint Austin/News Tribune/AP

Shanghai, China: An investor yawns as he looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP