24 hours in pictures

Yekaterinburg, Russia: Hounds race after a mechanic hare at the Hounds' Races National Championship Photograph: Nikolai Nekrasov /Reuters

Hamburg, Germany: A man climbs on the wall during a festival in the Schanzenviertel district Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters

Kazanlak , Bulgaria: People collect tobacco east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Bulgaria ranks as one of the world's top producers for agriculture, including tobacco Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP

Sydney, Australia: Kites fly over Bondi Beach during the Festival of the Winds, the largest annual kite festival in Australia which this year celebrates its 31st anniversary Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA

New York, US: Spring 2010 fashion from designer Alexander Wang is modelled during Fashion Week Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Dakar, Senegal: A resident stands near a newly constructed building which now sits abandoned in algae-covered flood waters, in Sicap Mbao Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

San Salvador, El Salvador: Mime artists carry pictures in a market as part of a photographic exhibition organised by El Salvador's photojournalists Photograph: Edgar Romero/AP

Gaza City: Palestinian fishermen collect fish bring in their catch Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Panjwai, Afghanistan: A Canadian army medic examines one of eight children after they fell gravely ill after eating explosive powder at a home in Kandahar province Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia: A security officer checks bottles of alcohol confiscated from street shops before being destroyed Photograph: Dadang Tri/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Torn and defaced election posters of Afghan presidential and provincial council candidates Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Makeyevka, Ukraine: Children in an orphanage for the HIV-positive get ready to welcome the pop singer Elton John Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Hamburg, Germany: Protesters are hit by a water cannon during riots after a street festival Photograph: Christian Charisius/Reuters

Singapore: Contestants backstage during rehearsals ahead of the finals of the Genée International Ballet Competition Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters