24 hours in pictures

Ampara, Sri Lanka: Army commandos march past coloured smoke during a passing out ceremony at the Ampara air force camp Photograph: Reuters

Hebron, West bank: A Palestinian child reacts during a struggle to get a ration of donated food from the Islamic Waqf during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Calera, Chile: A turkey at the Chilean Sopraval SA turkey farm Photograph: Roberto Candia/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: A tea seller stands under festive lights put up outside the Damascus Gate for the holy month of Ramadan Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Sao Paulo, Brazil: A resident attempts to save his belongings amid rubble during an eviction at the Capao Redondo shantytown Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico city, Mexico: A traditional organillero (organ player) performs as pedestrians walk past Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters

Texas, US: Brandon Molina, an avid Houston Dynamos fan, plays football in the car park at Robertson Stadium before the Dynamos played Seattle Sounders Photograph: Johnny Hanson/AP

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Xiomara Castro, the wife of the ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya (centre), passes through a cordon of police officers after taking part in a rally in support of him Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man, wearing a prayer shawl, makes his way to a synagogue to pray for forgiveness in Bukharan Photograph: Kobi Gideon/EPA

Arizona, US: A view of Antelope Canyon. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse'bighanilini, which means "the place where water runs through rocks" Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Ulan Bator, Mongolia: The Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, attends a welcoming ceremony with the Mongolian president, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdor Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tango dancers rehearse before competing in the qualifying rounds of the seventh Tango world championship Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Tsavo, Kenya: A elephant eats twigs from a tree at the Tsavo West national park Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem, Israel: Greek Orthodox nuns hold candles before walking in a procession to bring an icon of the Virgin Mary to the tomb where she is believed to be buried Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP