24 hours in pictures

Tel Aviv, Israel: A child plays in a fountain at a park on a hot day. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Panmunjon, South Korea: A North Korean soldier looks through a window at the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, while she visits the UN truce village building that sits on the border of the demilitarized zone. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Tegucigalpa, Hondoras: A patient suffering from dengue fever rests on a bed covered by a mosquito net at the Alonso Suazo hospital. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Jiuquan, China: Tourists climb the singing sand dunes near the Crescent Moon Spring scenic area. The Crescent Moon Spring, named after its unique moon-like shape, is located at the north foot of the singing sand dunes. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Bangladeshi model displays an outfit during Dhaka Fashion Week. The event aims to bring Bangladeshi fashion brands to the high end global market. Photograph: Munri Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

Wootton Bassett, UK: The family of Josh Bowman holds hands as they wait for the repatriation cortege carrying Marine Matthew Harrison of 40 Commando, Lieutenant Neal Turkington, Corporal Arjun Purja Pun and Major Josh Bowman of 1st battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles to pass through Wootton Bassett. The four soldiers were repatriated after being killed in the conflict in Afghanistan. Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: A performer makes final preparations in his tent before taking stage at the Jan Baz circus. The circus is part of a summer festival in Pothohair Village. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A homeless man holds blankets he has just received from the city government. A cold wave swept across Argentina during the past week, bringing various hardships. Buenos Aires' government is providing blankets, cloth and food to homeless people to overcome the winter. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Tucheng, Taipei : A Taipei tree frog climbs a leaf. The Taipei tree frogs are endemic to Taiwan. Photograph: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

London, UK: Guests gather in the gardens of Buckingham Palace during a garden party hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Chris Jackson/PA

Tokyo, Japan: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio signs autographs for fans as he arrives at the film premiere of Inception. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Lenino, Belarus: An Orthodox Church priest prays in front of a field during celebrations for the start of harvesting. Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

Havana, Cuba: The shadows of two people are seen next to a building's door painted with graffiti. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Dusseldorf, Germany: A giant ferris wheel turns at the annual fun fair set up along the Rhine river. The fair is one of the largest in the Rhine-Ruhr region, drawing some 4m visitors to beer and food tents and amusement park rides. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

Bogota, Colombia: Soldiers stand in line outside portable toilets during the country's Bicentennial Independence Day celebrations. Photograph: John Vizcaino/Reuters

Paris, France: Children enjoy giant plastic balls in front of the Hotel de Ville during the inaugural day of the eighth edition of Paris Plage. Paris Plage, that gives Parisian and tourists alike the opportunity to relax and feel at the beach, will remain open until 20 August 2010 Photograph: Lucas Dolega/EPA