24 hours in pictures

Panjwaii, Afghanistan: Canadian artillery gunners, illuminated by a full moon, reload in Kandahar province Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Paris, France: A laser beam lights up the sky from the Observatoire to Montmartre as part of the annual round-the-clock culture festival Nuit Blanche or White Night Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

Quezon City, Philippines: Flood survivors reconstruct their destroyed houses Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Gray Summit, USA: A doberman performs during the weave pole racing event at the Incredible Dog Challenge in Missouri Photograph: Peter Newcomb/Reuters

Padang, Indonesia: A man walks through what used to be a market before recent earthquakes hit the area Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A protester dressed as a mime artist during a demonstration in support of ousted president Manuel Zelaya Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Quimsa Chata, Bolivia: Aymara Indians from Pomata, Peru dance at the International Aymara Music and Dance Festival Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Asili, Samoa: A relative holds the skull of Pa'u Tuifagu, whose grave was destroyed in the tsunami-devastated village Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A labourer works at an automobile junk market Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters

Yardenit, Israel: Brazilian evangelist Christians embrace in prayer during their mass baptism ceremony in the river Jordan Photograph: David Silverman/Getty Images

Valletta, Malta: Flamenco dancers review their street performance on a camcorder during White Night celebrations Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Vatican City: A bishop adjusts his mitre during a mass led by Pope Benedict XVI for the African synod in St Peter's Basilica Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy walks past two men outside a hospital Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Taytay, Philippines: Navy rescuers attend a sick baby in a flood-devastated area Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA