24 hours in pictures : August 31 2007

London, UK: Annabella Rain, 8, places a golden dandelion into a commemorative art installation entitled Field of Flowers at Kensington Palace Gardens. Inspired by dandelion seed clocks, the sculptures were designed by the artist Sofie Layton to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty

Beijing, China: A local resident dries clothes in an alleyway in the Qianmen area of the city, where buildings are being torn down to make way for modern development Photograph: Guang Niu/Getty

Gerlach, USA: A participant at the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock desert takes part in a light art installation Photograph: Brad Horn/AP

Mogadishu, Somalia: Musicians play at a local hall on the last day of a Somali peace conference Photograph: Roberto SCHMIDT/AFP

Willis Point, USA: Lake Tawokoni state park rangers observe a giant communal spider web Photograph: Tom Pennington/AP

Erez, Gaza Strip: A Palestinian man walks toward the border with Israel Photograph: Adel Hana/AP

Nairobi, Kenya: Armed police corner suspected members of the outlawed Mungiki sect in the Mathare slum Photograph: HO/EPA

London, UK: A woman looks at a display at the Picture Postcard Show 2007 at the Royal Horticultural Halls Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty

Kathmandu, Nepal: A young male devotee dressed as Lord Shiva and wearing a live snake garland takes part in a procession Photograph: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA

Moscow, Russia: Human rights activist Ludmila Alexeyeva sits underneath a poster of Anna Politkovskaya at a meeting in memory of the murdered journalist on what would have been her 49th birthday Photograph: MICHAEL ECKELS/AFP

Osaka, Japan: Jamaica's Maurice Smith prepares to put the shot during the men's decathlon at the world athletics championships Photograph: David J. Phillip/AP

Venice, Italy: The Palazzo del Cinema adorned with work by art director Dante Ferretti for the 64th annual Venice film festival Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Paanchimli, India: Farmer Nanu Ram Jogi (c) poses with members of his family after becoming a father for the 21st time at the age of 90 Photograph: STR/AFP

Alhambra, USA: Ian Ramirez, 12, jumps into a local swimming pool to escape triple digit temperatures Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Tecpan, Guatemala: Early morning fog fills forested valleys Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP