24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: an Afghan vendor offers bananas for sale on a roadside Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Tauranga, New Zealand: People try to empty a container that unloaded debris after it was washed up on Mount Maunganui beach from the ship Rena Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Sirte, Libya: National Transitional Council soldiers capture an alleged pro-Gaddafi fighter Photograph: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

Basildon, UK: A boy reads Twitter updates from the high court about the fate of the Dale Farm Travellers site, while he sits in a caravan at the site Photograph: Mary Turner/Getty Images

Thimphu, Bhutan: Bhutanese security officers use metal detectors to check the grounds of the main stadium where celebrations for the Bhutan royal wedding are to be held Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Seattle, USA: A harbour seal pup grabs his foreflippers in his mouth as he rests on seaweed-covered rocks Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP

New York, USA: Members of the Radio City Rockettes rehearse for the 2011 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Islamabad, Pakistan: A boy stands between bricks at a factory Photograph: Nathalie Bardou/AP

Ballestas, Peru: Workers collect bird dung in the Ballestas islands Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Ulan Bator, Mongolia: A woman makes sure that soldiers' uniforms sit properly Photograph: Michael Kappeler/EPA

Bogotá, Colombia: A student takes part in a march during a demonstration Photograph: John Vizcaino/Reuters

Guadalajara, Mexico: The Mexican national synchronised swimming team at the Scotiabank aquatic centre Photograph: Getty Images