24 hours in pictures

Nilin, West Bank: A woman reacts after a youth was wounded in clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces during a demonstration Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP

Madrid, Spain: Relatives of the Spanair plane crash victims are bused to the Ifema convention centre to identify the remains of the victims Photograph: Sameul Aranda/AFP

Centennial, US: Members of a hazardous materials team put on protective suits as they prepare to head into John McCain's campaign offices. Several employees were hospitalised and released after a letter was sent to the office that contained a white powder Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Beijing, China: The men's BMX final run at the Olympics Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty

Bielefeld, Germany: Cat scupltures by Yoko Ono, titled Bastet, on display at the Art Hall Photograph: Oliver Krato/EPA

Wigton, UK: Haaf netters fish on the mudflats of Port Carlisle in the Solway estuary. The fishing method, that involves wading out waist-high, dates back to Viking times Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Kolkata, India: A masseur gives massage to a customer on the banks of the river Ganges Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters

Santiago, Chile: A worker inside a subterranean tunnel constructed for the cleaning up of the Mapocho river Photograph: Claudio Santana/AFP

Bristol channel, UK: The sun sets over Flatholme lighthouse situated between Weston-super-Mare and Cardiff Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Tirana, Albania: Saimir Strati works on The Guitarist cork mosaic. Strati will use about 300,000 corks on a banner measuring 96sq metres in an effort to secure a place in the Guinness Book of World Records Photograph: Gent Shkullaku/AFP

Hughenden, Australia: A camel taking part in the Sheikh Zayed international camel endurance race Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty

Sofia, Bulgaria: Georgian women attend prayers in Bachkovo monastery Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Caracas, Venezuela: Boys holding toy guns watch other children play baseball, while police officers offer to exchange the children's plastic weapons for soccer balls Photograph: Pedro Rey/AFP

Jakarta, Indonesia: A World Wildlife Fund activist during a campaign to protect Sumatran tigers Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP

Southport, UK: Visitors inspect blooms at the Southport flower show Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty