24 hours in pictures

Cairo, Egypt: A man carries bread on a wooden rack to be distributed to customers Photograph: EPA

Lahore, Pakistan: A man holds a framed picture of the sixth president of Pakistan, General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq, during a ceremony at the Wagah border Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

India-Pakistan border: Indian and Pakistani soldiers at a Wagah border ceremony Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Tamarama beach, Sydney, Australia: The stainless steel and bronze Sitting Hen, by the South Korean artist Yang Tae-Geun Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images

Herat, Kabul, Afghanistan: A coal seller drinks tea as he waits for customers Photograph: Reza Shirmohammadi/AP

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Military personnel keep watch as supporters of the president, Laurent Gbagbo, wait to greet him at an election rally Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Managua, Nicaragua: A homeless man sits next to a restaurant at the oriental market Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Beijing, China: A participant in a styling contest on the first day of China fashion week Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Shanghai, China: Hundreds of visitors queue to enter a pavilion at the World Expo Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Herat, Afghanistan: Supporters of the parliamentary candidate Nesar Ahmad Ghoryani protest against alleged fraud during the elections Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA

Manaus, Amazon, Brazil: People walk on the dried bed of the Negro river. Due to a drought caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon, the river hit its lowest level in a century Photograph: Raphael Alves-Acritica/AFP/Getty Images

Farata, near Nablus, West Bank: Majdi Suliman looks from behind one of his olive trees. The olive tree has long been a symbol of the Palestinians' attachment to their homeland Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Amman, Jordan: Supporters of Faisal al-Fayez, a leader of the influential Bani Sakhr Bedouin tribe and a candidate for Jordan's parliamentary elections, attend an election rally Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza: A woman holds her baby amid the wreckage of her family home. The house was destroyed during the Israeli assault on Gaza in early 2009 Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA