24 hours in pictures

Jammu, India: A policeman throws back stones at protesters during a violent demonstration Photograph: Jaipal Singh/EPA

Nilin, West Bank: Israeli border police officers stand at a checkpoint Photograph: Fadi Arouri /Reuters

Herat, Afghanistan: Raza Ahmadi shows the burn scars on her face and arms. She sustained burns to 45% of her body after setting herself alight to escape pressure from her father to marry Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP

Cedar Rapids, US: Supporters listen to Barack Obama at a town hall style meeting Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Porters take a nap while working at Kawran Bazaar Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty

Segovia, Spain: A bird drinks from a public fountain Photograph: Juan Martin/EPA

Edinburgh, UK: Performers from Spanish flamenco dance group Arrieritos rehearse for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Goodwood, UK: A woman at the races Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA

Weston-super-Mare, UK: A couple dig on the beach at low tide as nearby workers look for coins underneath the ruins of the fire-damaged pier Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty

Gaotai, China: Children play in the desert during dusk Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Riga, Latvia: A man uses a special filter to observe a partial solar eclipse Photograph: Ints Kalnins/Reuters

Motor neurons transformed from skin cells of a patient suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ordinary skin cells taken from patients with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease have been transformed into nerve cells in a first step toward treating them Photograph: John Dimos/Kit Rodolfa/Reuters

Weilheim, Germany: An aerial view of the Marienplatz square with a colourful reproduction of a Kandinsky work painted on the pavement Photograph: AFP

Wacken, Germany: Heavy metal fans at the main stage of the Wacken Open Air 2008 festival Photograph: Friso Gentsch/EPA