24 hours in pictures

Karbala, Iraq: Shia pilgrims beat their heads during the Arbaeen religious holiday Photograph: Hadi Mizban/AP

Banja Luka, Bosnia: Police take cover during clashes with Bosnian Serb protesters Photograph: Milan Radulovic/AFP

Glasgow, UK: Derek MacKay tends to a garden at Pollok Country Park, named Europe's best park for 2008 by Briggs and Stratton Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip: Palestinians carry the body of militant Omar Abu Akar during his funeral Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP

Pinar del Rio, Cuba: A woman selects the best tobacco leaves at a warehouse Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Alaotra Nandoro region, Madagascar: A town surrounded by flood waters nine days after a cyclone hit the country, killing 44 people and leaving approximately 145,000 homeless Photograph: Gregoire Pourtier/AFP

La Paz, Bolivia: Supporters of President Evo Morales during a demonstration in support of a law to hold a referendum on revising the country's constitution Photograph: Martin Alipaz/EPA

Chongqing, China: Vendors process slaughtered chickens at a market Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Zurich, Switzerland: Perfoming act Mummenschanz on stage with their show 3X11 during the opening night at the Theatre 11 Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA

Kisegi, Rwanda: Young boys play soccer on the sandy beaches of Lake Kivu Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Diyala Province, Iraq: Specialist Frank Cortez, with the Army 2-1 Cavalry, lifts weights Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty

New Delhi, India: Egyptian dancers perform the traditional dance al-Tannura Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP

Kenya: Olekaila Korinko, a former Maasai warrior Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP

Paris, France: A model wears a creation by Dai Fujiwara for Issey Miyake's Autumn-Winter 2008-2009 ready-to-wear collection Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Amritsar city, India: A jeweller at work in a shop in the local gold market Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA