24 hours in pictures : 22 November 2007

Beirut, Lebanon: A woman stands on the pavement as she waits for a taxi in the pouring rain. Photograph: MARWAN NAAMANI /AFP

Kampala, Uganda: Children at the Mildmay Centre for Aids Orphans during the Queen's visit to the country Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

Szolnok, Hungary: A stray dog is the only sign of life as railway workers stage a national strike Photograph: JANOS MESZAROS/EPA

Patharghata, Bangladesh: A fisherman sleeps inside his boat in Char Duani five days after Cyclone Sidr hit the country Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Chitwan District, Nepal: Caretakers wash elephants at the Rapti river ahead of the 26th International Elephant Polo event at Meghouli Forest Photograph: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA

Kolkata, India: A group of Muslim protesters call for the expulsion of controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen Photograph: STR/AFP

Caracas, Venezuela: Students shout anti-government slogans in protest at constitutional reforms proposed by President Hugo Chavez Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP

Hamburg, Germany: Thomas Hafermann (hidden), the leader of the exhibition Power in Death - The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China, adjusts the head of an original terracotta warrior at the Museum of Ethnology Photograph: ROLAND MAGUNIA/AFP

West Bank: A Palestinian student walks through a flooded water pipe underneath a section of Israel's separation barrier between Jerusalem and A-ram, a West Bank suburb of the city Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Dakar, Senegal: Riot police detain a suspect after violent clashes with mobs angry over attempts to clear hawkers and beggars from the centre of the city Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Chongqing, China: A man walks on a dam over the Hongyan reservior, which is covered with water cabbage due to heavy pollution caused by sewage discharge Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Seoul, South Korea: Students hold up fake excrements made with coloured mud at the Toilet and Bath Expo on the sidelines of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty

Haraniya, Egypt: A detail of a partially completed Haraniya carpet depicting an Egyptian rural scene at the Ramses Wissa Wassef art centre Photograph: MIKE NELSON/EPA

New Delhi, India: Women MPs from all parties during a protest to demand reservation for women at the parliament and state assemblies Photograph: RAVEENDRAN /AFP

London, UK: One of the Christmas-themed window displays at the Liberty department store Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty

Rafah, Gaza Strip: Camels eat wilted carnations at a farm Photograph: SAID KHATIB/AFP

Gaga, Chad: Refugees from Darfur in the camp run by the NGO Eastern Chad Photograph: OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP