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24 hours in pictures

26 August 2009: Karachi, Pakistan: A woman queues to buy a 10kg bag of wheat flour
Karachi, Pakistan: A woman queues to buy a bag of wheat flour at a bazaar during Ramadan Photograph: Athar Hussain/Reuters
26 August 2009: Bargematal, Afghanistan: A US soldier, wounded by sniper fire
Bargematal, Afghanistan: A US soldier, wounded by sniper fire, is evacuated by his comrades Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters
26 August 2009: Shrewsbury, UK: A flock of geese graze on a Shropshire hillside
Shrewsbury, UK: A flock of geese graze on a Shropshire hillside Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
26 August 2009: Aghios Stafanos, Greece: Children react as they stand by a burnt bird
Aghios Stafanos, Greece: Children see a burnt bird in a forest ravaged by fires Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty
26 August 2009: Jerusalem: The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem: The al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest site and known by Jews as Temple Mount Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP
26 August 2009: Jerusalem: Christian Orthodox nuns holding candles and flowers
Jerusalem: Christian Orthodox nuns holding candles and flowers walk along the narrow streets of the old city in a religious procession marking the Dormition of the Theotokos (God-bearer), which commemorates the Virgin Mary Photograph: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty
26 August 2009: Nairobi, Kenya: Census worker Fatuma Abdulrahman
Nairobi, Kenya: Census worker Fatuma Abdulrahman looks for a resident's door in the Kibera slum Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
26 August 2009: Hong Kong, China: A man walks past scattered red-painted shoes
Hong Kong, China: A man walks past scattered red-painted shoes at the Our World at War exhibition of the Red Cross Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
26 August 2009: London, UK: Police medics attend to an injured man
London, UK: Police medics attend to an injured man near Upton Park stadium following a match between West Ham and Millwall Photograph: Dominik Lipinski/PA
26 August 2009: Beijing, China: Tourists visit Tiananmen Square
Beijing, China: Tourists visit Tiananmen Square as preparations for the country's National Day get started Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
26 August 2009: Mumbai, India: Hindu holy men chant mantras and pray
Mumbai, India: Hindu holy men chant mantras and pray in the Varuna Yajna ritual to appease the rain God at the Sankara Mattham Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty
26 August 2009: Bunol, Spain: Revellers fight with tomato pulp during the annual 'Tomatina'
Bunol, Spain: Revellers fight with tomato pulp during the annual 'Tomatina' Photograph: Heino Kalis/Reuters
26 August 2009: London, UK: A demonstration over the occupation of Palestine
London, UK: A woman participates in a demonstration over the occupation of Palestine outside Downing Street Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
26 August 2009: Zermatt, Switzerland: A Greenpeace activist
Zermatt, Switzerland: A Greenpeace activist displays a banner on the Gorner glacier Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/Reuters
26 August 2009: Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy walks inside his home
Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy walks inside his home at a camp for internally displaced people from Helmand province Photograph: Dima Gavrysh/AP
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