24 hours in pictures

Athens, Greece: A priest walks in front of antiquities displayed at the New Acropolis Museum Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

London, UK: Queen Elizabeth II greets children while attending the Vigil 1914-1918 ceremony at Canada House to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the World War I Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty

Mumbai, India: A Hindu devotee worships the setting sun while celebrating Chhat Pooja Photograph: EPA

Ain Musa, Egyprt: Bedouin children ride their camels in a race Photograph: Amr Dalsh/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A Sikh devotee offers prayers at a gurudwara Photograph: Francois Lenoir /Reuters

Ayutthaya, Thailand: Elephants walk along a flooded road Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Hefei, China: A worker selects scrap metal for recycling at a dismantling centre for old vehicles Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

Mexico City, Mexico: Firefighters try to douse the flames after a small aircraft crashed during rush hour, killing the Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino and at least seven others Photograph: Eugenio Gomez/AP

Herat, Afghanistan: A woman registers for presidential elections Photograph: Jalil Rezayee /EPA

Goma, Congo: Refugees wait outside a rope barrier for their names to be called to receive emergency food rations Photograph: Stephen Morrison /EPA

Moscow, Russia: Television screens in a department store show president Dmitry Medvedev delivering a speech from the Kremlin Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova /EPA

Selma, USA: African-Americans celebrate Barack Obama's win in the US presidential elections Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty