24 hours in pictures

Rustenburg, South Africa: striking miners are caught in clouds of teargas as police open fire on them at the Lonmin platinum mine Photograph: AP

24 hours in pictures: Philomena Cribbin from Straffin Co Kildare

Dublin, Ireland: Philomena Cribbin from Straffan, County Kildare, enters the best dressed lady competition at the Dublin Horse Show Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

24 hours in pictures: Commuters queue in Lima

Lima, Peru: commuters queue at one of Lima's Metropolitano bus stations during a strike by public transportation workers. The workers are protesting against moves by Lima's mayor, Susana Villaran, to impose tighter restrictions to regulate public transportation providers Photograph: Enrique Castro-mendivil/Reuters

24 hours in pictures: Elvis Presley fans visit his grave at Graceland

Memphis, Tennessee: Elvis Presley fans visit his grave at Graceland, the singer's estate, on the 35th anniversary of his death Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP

24 hours in pictures: Girls in a ballet class in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: girls take part in a ballet class at the Ballet Santa Teresa academy Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

24 hours in pictures: NASA space shuttles Endeavour And Atlantis

Cape Canaveral, Florida: space shuttles Atlantis (left) and Endeavour face each other for the last time. Endeavour will be moved in mid-October to the California Science Centre for permanent public display, while Atlantis will be moved to the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex in November Photograph: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: Lifeguards watch people bathing at the C

Marseille, France: lifeguards watch over people bathing at the Catalan beach. Temperatures in some parts of France are forecast to reach 40C this weekend Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: People hold up sparklers at the White Dinner in Montreal

Montreal, Canada: diners hold up sparklers at the annual White Dinner. Guests, who have to be dressed in white and bring their own food, drink and cutlery, are only told of the location at the last minute. According to the organisers, over 4,000 people attended this year's event Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters

24 hours in pictures: Women wear face masks and full body wetsuits

Qingdao, Shandong province, China: a strange new craze sweeps Chinese beaches, with women wearing full face masks to enjoy a day at the beach. These women are among the scores who don brightly coloured hoods and full wetsuits to visit Qingdao beach, one of the most popular beach resorts in China. The unusual attire apparently protects from strong sunshine, water pollution and the stings of jellyfish Photograph: China News /Rex Features