24 hours in pictures

Tianjin, China: Labourers work to clean an algae-filled river Photograph: Vincent Du/reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Asadullah, 12, cleans onions to earn money - around £19 a month - when he is not at school Photograph: Farzana Wahidy/AP

Iowa, US: Russ Ogden watches over pumps keeping floodwater out of his mother's home in the town of Davenport Photograph: Jeff Cook/AP

Bangbu, China: Archaeologists excavate a recently discovered four-chambered tomb Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

New York, US: Performers wait on the street before the start of the 62nd annual Tony awards Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

Tasitolu, East Timor: Children pray during a ceremony at the statue of the late Pope John Paul II Photograph: Antonio Dasiparu/EPA

Manila, Philippines: Crewe from the US medical ship Mercy pose with local children during a three-day humanitarian visit to the city Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: A child armed with plastic toy weapons approaches a US soldier on patrol in Sadr City Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Anjar, Lebanon: Women wash wool to be used as mattress stuffing on the banks of a river near the Syrian border Photograph: Ramzi Haidar/AFP

Schkeuditz, Germany: Members of Leipzig Dance Theatre rehearse at the Leipzig/Halle airport before the Teater der Welt festival Photograph: Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty

Seoul, South Korea: Construction workers demonstrate at a strike rally organised by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Photograph: Chung Sung-jun/Getty

Belfast, Northern Ireland: A woman walks past an anti-George Bush mural on the Falls Road ahead of his visit to the region this afternoon Photograph: Stephen Wilson/PA