24 hours in pictures

London, UK: Katharine Witty makes a statement on behalf of Mohamed Al Fayed after leaving the high court Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A truck drives past a burning barricade during an anti-government demonstration Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Mahalla, Egypt: A protester runs from tear gas during an anti government demonstration Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP

Paris, France: Stephane Diagana begins to run with the Beijing Olympics flame for the first relay starting from the Eiffel tower Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP

Yala province, Thailand: Forensic experts examine a site of a roadside bomb blast in which two rangers were injured Photograph: Muhammad Sabri/AFP

London, UK: Maasai warriors at Trafalgar Square. Six Maasai warriors from northern Tanzania will run the London marathon to raise money to provide their village with clean water Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: People queue for their allotted 5kg of rice Photograph: Lalage Snow/AFP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A refugee girl outside her temporary home Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Washington, US: Miniature cut outs of Pope Benedict XVI are among the many items on sale to commemorate his visit Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP

Joshua Tree National Park, US: A cactus in Cholla Cactus garden Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP

Katmandu, Nepal: Buddhist monks perform a prayer service Photograph: Ed Wray/AP

Ramallah, West Bank: Boys play marbles in an abandoned house Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

New Delhi, India: Artists perform during a cultural programme by African and Indian dancers and musicians Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP

Loughborough, UK: Neil Bainton has his eye test during the Umpires' medical tests at the ECB National Cricket Performance Centre Photograph: David Davies/PA

Gloucestershire, UK: Some of the abandoned historic vessels in the boat graveyard between Sharpness and Purton on the banks of the river Severn. More than 80 vessels - which include schooners, lighters, barges and Severn trows - were beached from the 1900s to the 1960s Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty

Calcutta, India: Members of the Thalassemia and Aids Prevention Society during an awareness rally on World Health Day Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA