24 hours in pictures

Athy, Ireland: A competitor rests with a bottle of Guinness on the opening day of the 2010 National and European Ploughing Championships Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

Mogadishu, Somalia: A captured fighter from the Islamist group al-Shabaab is seen at the headquarters of the African Union Mission in Somalia Photograph: Reuters

Cairo, Egypt: Riot police clash with anti-government protesters Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

New Delhi, India: People stand on the banks of the river Yamuna as the water rises above danger level after heavy monsoon rains Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A hairdresser combs a customer's hair amid the rubble of a collapsed building following January's devastating earthquake, which killed 300,000 people and left millions homeless Photograph: Andrea Martinez Casares/EPA

Qiandao Lake, China: Fish jump out of the water as fishermen pull in a fishing net Photograph: Mu Chen/EPA

Surobi, Afghanistan: French soldiers fire a mortar as they take part in Operation Glued Finger 2 Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: A Palestinian man uses a slingshot to shoot a stone towards nearby Israeli riot police during clashes in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Pamukkale, Turkey: People sunbathe at the travertine terraces Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Sukkur, Pakistan: Men displaced by floods which have left millions homeless take part in a game of tug-of-war Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Jiuquan, China: A Long March 2D rocket carrying the No 11 remote-sensing satellite lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Jerusalem: The ultra-Orthodox Jewish community build temporary shelters for the Sukkot holiday Photograph: Miriam Alster/EPA