24 hours in pictures

Caerphilly Mountain, Wales: A winter scene Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features

Kunar Province, Afghanistan: An Afghan National Army soldier cooks inside a bunker at Combat Outpost Badel Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

London, England: Actor Sophie Okonedo picks up her OBE after the medal fell on the Prince of Wales's foot during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

New Delhi, India: A Shiite Muslim beats his chest as part of a self-flagellation ritual during the Ashura mourning period. The festival commemorates the slaying of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein in the seventh century Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Perugia, Italy: Amanda Knox sits in court before the hearing of her appeal trial. Her lawyers hope the trial will order new tests on DNA linking her to the murder of British student Meredith Kercher Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

Caracas, Venezuela: Contestant Yorlan Antillano combs the head of his Barbie doll before the Miss Barbie Venezuela 2010 beauty pageant Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/REUTERS

The Moon: A topographic map of the moon's southern hemisphere from data provided by Nasa's lunar reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft. The false colours indicate elevation: red areas are highest and blue lowest Photograph: NASA/AP

Monaco: Jellyfish in an aquarium at the Oceanographic Museum Photograph: Lionel Cironneau/AP

Dresden, Germany: Eye surgery takes place at Dresden hospital, which recently received funding for a new operating room Photograph: Arno Burgi/EPA

Norfolk, England: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must remain at the manor house Ellingham Hall, report to police daily and wear an electronic tag under the terms of his release on bail Photograph: Albanpix Ltd / Rex Features

Paris, France: A man enjoys a cigar in the smoking-room of the Parisian luxury hotel the Royal Monceau Raffles, designed by Philippe Starck Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy carries rubbish for recycling. About 1.2 million children carry out part or full time work in the country Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters