24 Hours In Pictures

Ajmer, India: A woman's mehendi-decorated foot emerges from the water as she swims in the Ana Sagar lake during the annual Urs festival Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Braunschweig, Germany: A mannequin and the interior of St Michaelis church are covered with tiny price tags as part of an art installation by Kerstin Schulz Photograph: Dominique Leppin/AFP/Getty Images

Misrata, Libya: Rebel fighters mourn their comrades, who died during clashes with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, at a field hospital near Misrata's western frontline Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: A man works at a construction site Photograph: Kham/Reuters

Castle Donington, England: Rapper Ben 'The Verse' Mount performs on the first day of the Download Festival Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage

Halstead, England: Wheat grows in dry conditions in East Anglia, one of the areas of Britain that Defra has recorded as officially suffering a drought because of dry spring weather Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Qalaa, Libya: Rebels take up positions in a deserted house during fighting against forces loyal to Muammar Gadafi in the west of Libya Photograph: Colin Summers/AFP/Getty Images

Qingdao, China: A visitor tries out the furniture during a luxury show in eastern Shandong province. China is expected to replace Japan as the world's top consumer of luxury goods by 2012 Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA

Nutrioso, US: A forest burns during an operation to contain the Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona. The fire has destroyed more than 30 homes and forced nearly 10,000 people to evacuate Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

New York, US: Children play at Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda's exhibition at the Park Avenue Armoury. The exhibition explores the artist's interest in mathematics, the subconscious and the digital world Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Sanaa, Yemen: Soldiers who have joined sides with protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images

Bristol, England: Adult prairie dogs look out at Bristol Zoo Gardens, where there has been a recent boom in the number of newborn babies to various species Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA