24 hours in pictures

Galveston, Texas, US: A group of sisters from Mother Teresa of Calcutta's Missionaries of Charity walk along the Galveston seawall Photograph: Brett Coomer/AP

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Worshippers leave a mosque afternoon prayer in the last days of Ramadan Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand: A Muay Thai boxer receives balm inhalation from a trainer during a bout at the Ratchadamnoen stadium Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA

Katmandu, Nepal: A Hindu holy man at the Pashupatinath temple Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Bucharest, Romania: A child reaches up to touch a statue of General Charles de Gaulle Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Berlin, Germany: Polar bear Knut swims in common duckweed at the zoo Photograph: Rainer Jensen/EPA

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan police officer prepares to fly a kite during a United Nations sponsored visit by author Khaled Hosseini Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images

New York City, US: A crowd of onlookers outside Federal Hall in the heart of Wall Street where US president Barack Obama was speaking Photograph: Larry Downing/Reuters

Ercsi, Hungary: A military diver from a reconnaissance unit jumps from a helicopter into the waters of the Danube during exercises Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images

Yanacahi, Bolivia: Two women walk along part of the Inca road system, which the Bolivian government may put forward for Unesco World Heritage Site status Photograph: Javier Mamani/EPA

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man prepares seemian, a traditional Afghan sweet made from flour and sugar, at a local market Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters

New York, US: Spring 2010 fashions from designer Kai Milla is modelled at the Museum of Art and Design during fashion week Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Mathews, Virginia, US: A fisherman pulls in his net as the sun rises over Chesapeake Bay Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP

London, UK: Red balloons are released outside the Financial Services Authority offices in Canary Wharf Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters

New York, US: Three F-15 military jets fly over Arthur Ashe stadium during ceremonies before the start of the men's final at the 2009 US Open Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA