24 hours in pictures

Umm al-Far, Libya: Rebel fighters search for pro-Gaddafi soldiers after taking control of the village Photograph: Alessio Romenzi/AFP/Getty Images

Arghandab, Afghanistan: A police checkpoint near the Haji Baba Wali shrine Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A visitor takes photos of herself inside a new media art project created by Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaf Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Wuhan, China: Six-year-old male panda Weiwei grabs the bars to his cage at the zoo Photograph: Reuters

New York, US: A welder at work on the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Centre site Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Bochum, Germany: A man cycles through a flooded street Photograph: Marius Becker/EPA

Newark, US: Passengers take off their shoes before going through a security checkpoint in the Newark Liberty International Airport Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Nuseirat, Gaza: Palestinian militants take part in a training session Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Caracas, Venezuela: National Guard soldiers wave from the roof of Miraflores palace as Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez celebrates his birthday Photograph: Edwin Montilva/Reuters

Jerusalem: Ultra Orthodox Jews wear sacks as a symbol of mourning as they pray and protest in their neighbourhood against the annual gay pride parade Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

St. Louis, US: A praying mantis during a baseball game between the St Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Photograph: Jeff Roberson/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: A worker collects steel bars for recycling during the demolition of an old building Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Oslo, Norway: People outside Oslo Cathedral look at floral tributes in memory of the victims of Friday's bomb attack and shooting rampage Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Batumi, Georgia: People eat a giant cheese pastry called a khachapuri Photograph: Seyran Baroyan/AFP/Getty Images