24 hours in pictures

Ramallah, West Bank: Israeli soldiers hurl stun grenades towards Palestinian protesters while a Palestinian throws a stone during a protest
Photograph: Nasser Ishtayeh/AP

Mangalore, India: Indian firefighters carry a child, reportedly a survivor, from an Air India plane that crashed in the southern Indian state of Karnataka
Photograph: AP

Bangkok, Thailand: A damaged glass window is seen at a shopping centre after two days of anti-government protests
Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Mexico: A model is painted during the 5th International Fonambules Body Paint Festival
Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters

Louisiana, US: A dead northern gannet covered in oil lies along Grand Isle Beach a month after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters

Durban, South Africa: A dolphin swims in a wave
Photograph: Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A man walks under heavy rain at a camp for people displaced by the earthquake in January
Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Berlin, Germany: The German chancellor Angela Merkel and David Cameron listen to national anthems during a welcome ceremony
Photograph: Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia: Forest rangers patrol with elephants as part of a campaign against illegal logging
Photograph: Suparta/AFP

Tignes, France: French footballer Bacary Sagna trains in the French Alps as part of the preparation for the upcoming World Cup 2010
Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP

Anhui, China: Bodybuilders pose during the competition at the fourth All-China Games in Anhui Grand Theatre
Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

Nabi Saleh, West Bank: Palestinians take cover from teargas shells during a protest against the neighbouring Jewish settlement of Halamish
Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Kabul, Afghanistan: Rain clouds approach at nightfall
Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

Kandahar, Afghanistan: US army soldier Kevin O'Connor lies in wait during an ambush set up for Taliban fighters who attacked an outpost
Photograph: Julie Jacobson/AP