24 hours in pictures: August 7 2007

Welshpool, UK: Sheep graze in a field as all livestock transportation is banned in the wake of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Bristol, UK: Balloons are tethered on the ground for the preview flight at the Discovery Channel international balloon fiesta. The threat of bad weather meant balloons were grounded for a second day Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty

Burhave, Germany: Tourists take a trip on a beetle-shaped paddleboat on the North Sea Photograph: David Hecker/AFP

Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo: At a traditional wedding ceremony, Kosovar-Bosnian bride Rasima Biljibani's face was painted to prevent bad luck Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Beijing, China: An elderly man walks in front of a painting entitled Hero, which depicts soldiers of China's People's Liberation army as porcelain figures, by Chinese artist Shen Jingdong Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

New Delhi, India: A Tibetan activist looks on during the 30th day of hunger strike. Fourteen Tibetan activists have been on an indefinite hunger strike for the last 30 days, against China's new railway line to Tibet, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and demanding the release of the 11th Panchen Lama Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Hiroshima, Japan: Lanterns float on the Motoyasu river to mourn victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 Photograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP

Manikgonj, Bangladesh: Police stand guard as Bangladeshi flood victims wait for relief Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

London, UK: Indian archer Dola Banerjee takes part in the first-ever international archery tournament featuring the British, Indian and Chinese archery teams, at Lords Photograph: Chris Young/AFP

Tulsa, USA: Cool air is blown onto the 14th green while Matt Call putts during a practice round for the 89th PGA Golf Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club Photograph: Rob Carr/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman walks to work as old men sit around gossiping Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Nanfangao, Taiwan: Hundreds of fishing boats cram into the harbour to take shelter from an approaching tropical storm Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP

Hebron, West Bank: Israeli police officers remove a Jewish settler from a house he was illegally occupying in Hebron Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP