24 hours in pictures

Bac Kan province, Vietnam: Ethnic Dao children who lost their houses and relatives in a mountain landside in a makeshift camp on top of a mountain Photograph: Kham/Reuters

Athens, Greece: A protester stands next to burning barricades after a rally organised by immigrant groups and anti-racism organisations against the government's immigration policy Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters

Urumqi, China: Chinese soldiers in trucks as thousands of troops take to the streets to prevent new ethnic unrest between the Han and Uighur people Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: The Queen shelters from the rain after storms broke out at the first garden party of the year at Buckingham Palace Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Bulukumba district, Indonesia: A Kajang tribeswoman, whose hands are stained from making traditional dyed batik cloth, waits to vote in the elections. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looked set to win a second term as provisional results showed there would be no need for a run-off vote Photograph: Yusuf Ahmad/Reuters

New York, USA: A sale of rings is advertisedin the window of a jewellery shop. This year has been one of the worst years in decades for the jewellery business. Sales have fallen 22% in the last quarter for the esteemed Tiffany & Co while the Italian jeweller Bulgari has posted its first quarterly loss in 10 years Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Taiyuan, China: A man rides a bicycle on a flooded street on a rainy day Photograph: Stringer/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman attends a gathering in support of Mirwais Yasini, a presidential candidate in the August elections Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters

Java, Indonesia: Election officials dressed as Javanese wayang comedian characters stand guard at a polling station. An early exit poll showed Indonesia president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on course to win a second term as voting drew to a close across Indonesia Photograph: Andry Prasetyo/Reuters

Galle, Sri Lanka: Green turtles swim in a tank at a turtle hatchery. Of the world's eight turtle species, Sri Lanka is home to five. Turtle hatcheries along the coast provide a way of earning a living for the people who run them and help combat the poaching of turtle eggs Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Texas, USA: Four-year-old Sharod Anderson dons the iconic garb of Michael Jackson during a celebration of the late singer's life at Stringfellow Orchards Photograph: Billy Smith II/AP

Pamplona, Spain: Two revellers look out at the start of the second running of the San Fermin festival. Six bulls are released each morning and thrillseekers sprint through the streets. Three people were injured Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Mumbai, India: A girl looks out of a car window on a rainy day. Monsoon rains have swept across India, but the country's meteorological department said last week that as of 1 July, the rains were 29% below normal Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Ein Gedi, Israel: Three mud-covered tourists party at the Dead Sea. With its main source of water, the River Jordan, largely dammed and pumped for human use, the Dead Sea, the salty lake at the lowest point on the world's surface, has shrivelled dramatically in recent years, serving as a symbol for the country's shrinking water resources Photograph: Pavel Wolberg/EPA

Urumqi, China: A Uighur woman looks out from the window of an apartment a day after Han Chinese mobs attacked the compound during ethnic clashes Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Pamplona, Spain: A heifer attacks a reveller in the Plaza de Toros at the end of the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival. Six bulls are released at 8am through the cobbled streets to the bullring, where they will be killed in a bullfight in the afternoon Photograph: Eloy Alonso/Reuters

Lausanne, Switzerland: Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt changes his T-shirt after winning the men's 20-metre races in the pouring rain during the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Michigan, USA: Alex Roussey gets cleaned off by the Wayne County Has Mat team during the annual Mud Day at Nankin Mills recreation complex. The mud pit contains 200 tonnes of clean fill dirt with thousands of gallons of water Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/EPA