24 hours in pictures

Lhasa, Tibet: The ancient Potala Palace late in the evening Photograph: Grace Liang/Reuters

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A supporter of the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, from the Garifuna Indian community, burns incense in a bucket near soldiers during a road blockade protest. The incense is believed to expel bad spirits Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Vienna, Austria: A young pug swims in Muehlwasser lake Photograph: Herwig Prammer/Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia: A body is removed from the JW Marriott hotel after a bomb blast Photograph: Dadang Tri/Reuters

Jerusalem, Israel: An Orthodox Jew is arrested during clashes with Israeli police during a protest Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: An election poster of President Hamid Karzai on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: A bird sits on a man's shoulder Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Odigran, Pakistan: The remains of a destroyed house in the Swat valley Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Dagar, Pakistan: Suspected Taliban militants, caught on a security sweep in Buner, are held before being interrogated at a Pakistani military outpost Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: People wade through a street flooded by torrential rain during a tropical storm Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Urumqi, China: An Uighur Muslim prays during Friday prayers inside the Yanhan mosque Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: A woman cries during a rally in honour of the slain Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova Photograph: Oxana Onipko/AFP/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: Children cool off during a heat wave Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Qazvin, Iran: Relatives carry flowers to the site of the Caspian Airlines plane which crashed on 15 July killing all 168 people on board Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

Chengdu, China: US basketballer Shaquille O'Neal holds a giant panda on his lap at the Panda Breeding Research Centre Photograph: AFP/Getty Images