24 hours in pictures

Jammu, India: A policeman throws a stone at Hindu protesters Photograph: Jaipal Singh/EPA

Lahore, Pakistan: Muslims struggle to get sacks of wheat flour sold by the government Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP

St Paul, US: Anti-torture activists protest at the Republican national convention Photograph: Max Whittaker/Getty

Chattapur, India: People in makeshift shelter, surrounded by floodwater Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Surabaya, East Java: Muslims attend prayers on the eve of the first day of Ramadan Photograph: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters

Mardan town, Pakistan: Men from the Bajur tribal region pray next to their tents at a relief camp Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Venice, Italy: Director Mario Monicelli poses for photographers after the press conference for his film Vicino al Colosseo c'e Monti Photograph: Claudio Onorati/EPA

Kladanj, Bosnia: A Muslim woman touches the side of a cave as it is believed that water and prayer inside the cave will bring personal beauty and success Photograph: Amel Emric/AP

Lobamba village, Swaziland: A regiment of maidens dance in front of King Mswati III as smoke from wildfires clouds the sky during the annual reed dance Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

St Paul, US: People have their picture taken on the stage during preparations for the Republican national convention Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty

London, UK: Some of the estimated 250,000 blue plastic ducks which filled a stretch of the river Thames during the Great British Duck Race Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Bangkok, Thailand: Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy sleep on the street inside the compound of Government House Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty

Chengdu, China: Thirteen-year-old Hu Kaining, who lost his parents in the Sichuan earthquake, runs in the playground at a school. Hu now lives with his aunt Photograph: China Photos/Getty

New Orleans, US: As the rain begins, a woman carrying an umbrella walks down Bourbon Street after a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of hurricane Gustav Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP

Kaluthara, Sri Lanka: Police Special Task Force members during a ceremony for war heroes Photograph: Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: A seagull on the shoreline at Manly beach Photograph: Will Burgess/Reuters

Pinar del Rio, Cuba: A fallen traffic light blocks the road after hurricane Gustav passed through the town of Paso Real de San Diego Photograph: EPA