24 Hours In Pictures

Dakar, Senegal: Quranic student Abdou Badiane wears a sticker of Baye Niass, leader of one of Senegal's Muslim brotherhoods, as he rests in the unfinished first storey of a building which serves as both classroom and living space for his school in the Fadia neighbourhood Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A supporter of Afghan parliamentary election candidate Farkhunda Zahra Naderi guards the shoes of other supporters at a rally Photograph: Ahmad Masood/REUTERS

Lima, Peru: A Cirque du Soleil artist during the dress rehearsal of the show Quidam, under the Grand Chapiteau at Lima's Hipodromo de Monterrico Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

Christchurch, New Zealand: Locals pose for photos in front of damaged buildings after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the city Photograph: Simon Baker/REUTERS

Beijing, China: A girl buys a cabbage at a vegetable stall. China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in food prices by raising vegetable production in a bid to ensure food security in the global market Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Kill Devil Hills, United States: A man returns a large fish decoration to the front of his restaurant after Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a category two storm Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Mars: This image, provided by NASA, shows sand dunes near the Martian north pole where the landscape is dominated by a massive erg (sand sea), much like parts of the Sahara desert on Earth. The image was taken by the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Photograph: AP

Mountain View, United States: Frank Beard of ZZ Top performs at 107.7 The Bone radio station's Bone Bash XI at Shoreline Amphitheatre Photograph: Steve Jennings/WireImage

Jelewar, Afghanistan: A US army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division Alpha Battery 1-320th tries to launch a drone outside Combat Outpost Nolen Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

Venice, Italy: Actress Cristiana Capotondi at The Passion portrait session during the 67th Venice Film Festival Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Misano Adriatico, Italy: Valentino Rossi adjusts his helmet during the free practice session of the San Marino MotoGP grand prix Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Srinagar, India: With stones in his hand, a young Kashmiri boy hides his face during a clash between Kashmiri protesters and Indian paramilitary soldiers Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Larkana, Pakistan: Women displaced by the floods wait for supplies provided by the International Islamic Relief organisation. Fresh floods in southern Pakistan are affecting at least a million people displaced by earlier flooding, adding to the huge problems faced by an underfunded relief effort, UN aid agencies have warned Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

Orleans, United States: A young man braves the waves on Nauset Beach. Hurricane Earl is expected to pass the area approximately 75 miles (120km) off the coast of Cape Cod early on Saturday morning Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA