24 hours in pictures

Laddu, India: Children bathe inside a disused ancient Hindu Temple Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

Misrata, Libya: A rebel fighter fires 50mm callibre machine gun rounds into the air at the last outpost before the besieged town of Bani Walid Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Nittedal, Norway: An injured woman lays on the ground after being attacked by an elk (seen in background) during an uphill race. The woman was not seriously injured Photograph: Knut Haavard Solberg/AP

Sehnde-Muellingen, Germany: A wind turbine is illuminated in an installation by French artist Patrick Raynaud Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images

New York, USA: Tourists look over the ground zero construction site Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Shanghai, China: A scavenger looks inside a dustbin Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

New York, USA: Children play on a statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Central Park Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Mumbai, India: A man carries an idol of the Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha, for immersing in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturti festival Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

Paktika, Afghanistan: US army soldiers fill sandbags for a bunker at FOB Kuschamond Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Anti-Mubarak protesters clash with riot policemen outside the police academy court where Hosni Mubarak, his two sons Alaa and Gamal and former security chief Habib el-Adly are on trial Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Cuautitlan,Mexico: A soldier and a local resident wade through a street that was flooded due to heavy rains Photograph: Marco Ugarte/AP

Sana'a, Yemen: A protester with the Libyan opposition flag painted on his face shouts slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Sydney, Australia: A man looks through a broken window during a seige in Parramatta Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Bastrop, USA: A religious figurine is illuminated by wildfires burning out of control in Texas Photograph: Mike Stone/Reuters

Quetta, Pakistan: Commuters cross a flooded street in auto rickshaws following heavy monsoon rain Photograph: Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images