24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A child walks up a flight of stairs in a park Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Sujawal, Pakistan: A man washes his face in flood water at the side of a motorway Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Marja, Afghanistan: Medevac helicopter crew and a US Marine run to help a severely wounded comrade Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Sofia, Bulgaria: Theology students participate in a procession led by priests from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church who insisted on introducing obligatory religious classes into school curriculums Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Naples, Italy: A man walks towards burning waste disposal vehicles during a protest against a proposed new rubbish dump site Photograph: Roberto Salomone/AFP/Getty Images

Los Angeles, US: A West African Green Mamba snake on display in the new Reptile House at a zoo Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Ahmadabad, India: A man searches for reusable items amid immersed idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in the Sabarmati river a day after the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

Gaza City: Palestinians carry the body of fisherman Mohammed Baker during his funeral. He was killed by Israeli naval fire. The Israeli military said a fishing boat strayed from the limits Israel has prescribed and was fired upon after ignoring warning shots Photograph: Hatem Moussa/AP

Leogane, Haiti: A boy rides his bicycle at night Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Copiapó, Chile: Machinery is lit up as work to rescue 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine continues Photograph: Claudio Reyes/EPA

Paris: Protesters cross a bridge at the Seine during a march against Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62 Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Acapulco, Mexico: A forensic expert examines the body of an alleged killer who died during a shoot-out between two organised crime gangs Photograph: EPA

Kabul, Afghanistan: Men pray in a street next to a mosque Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Belgrade, Serbia: Pedestrians walk past a billboard showing winter shoes and boots Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images