24 hours in pictures

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Letters and drawings by Vincent van Gogh on display at a preview of the exhibition 'Van Goghs Letters' Photograph: Rick Nederstigt/EPA

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Potato vendors take a little time out to sleep at Karwan Bazaar Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty

Havana, Cuba: Relatives conduct a minute of silence in front the graves of victims of the Cubana Airlines plane that exploded in 1976 Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Istanbul, Turkey: A man wipes tear gas from his eyes after clashes between leftist protesters and riot police Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

New York, United States: Big Apple Circus performer Bello Nock performs his high-wire act over the fountain at Lincoln Centre Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty

Paris, France: The Alexander McQueen ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2010 collection is given an outing Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: A woman dives into a pool during a scuba diving training session Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty

Tandikat, Sumatra: A monkey left chained to a tree in the earthquake-ravaged village Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Ismailia, Egypt: A Ghana fan shows his support during the FIFA U20 World Cup match between Ghana and South Africa Photograph: Julian Finney/FIFA/Getty

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Tibetan Buddhist nun looking out through lines of prayer flags Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty

Padang, Sumatra: Cracks caused by the recent earthquake are visible as a girl runs through Timbalun Primary School Number 2 Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Hong Kong, China: A visitor stands in between 'Mirrors of Invisibility' at the Hong Kong Science Museum Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Jerusalem: Palestinian youths look out for Israeli border police during clashes in Ras Al-Amud Photograph: Warrick Page/Getty Images

Paktika Province, Afghanistan: Dust blows up from an arriving helicopter in Forward Operating Base Zerok Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images