24 hours in pictures

Lima, Peru: A man sleeps on his bicycle Photograph: Mariana Bazo/Reuters

Los Angeles, US: A student protester is tazered by a police officer during a demonstration against an increase in student fees Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Perugia, Italy: Amanda Knox, the American exchange student accused of killing her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher, is led from court during her trial Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: Balloons are released during an event organised by Unicef to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Budapest, Hungary: Thick fog covers the Hungarian parliament building Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Child labourers work at a balloon workshop Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Belgrade, Serbia: A procession taking the body of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle to St Sava church during his funeral is reflected in the window of a building Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters

Beijing, China: A paramilitary policeman looks out of a window as he talks on a phone Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Nablus, West Bank: A Yasser Arafat look-a-like salutes during a rally marking the anniversay of the Palestinian declaration of independence Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

Surin, Thailand: Thai dancers use the windows of a van to adjust their costumes before performing at the 49th Surin Elephant Round-up Photograph: David Longstreath/AP

Fort Lewis, Washington, US: Sergeant Marquel Mendiola pays his respects to two comrades who died in Afghanistan. Mendiola was injured in the same bomb explosion. Photograph: Drew Perine/AP

Villa Canales, Guatemala: The child of a murdered bus driver in her home. Hundreds of drivers, owners and passengers have been murdered over the past two years Photograph: Daniel Leclair/Reuters

Datong, China: A woman walks in front of a coal-fired power plant Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters