24 hours in pictures

Venice, Louisiana: A Greenpeace activist checks oil damage from the Deepwater Horizon spill on a contaminated beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man checks on his wounded relative after a suicide bomb attack
Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: Ultra Orthodox Jewish men burn rubbish during protests against a relocation of tombs in Ashkelon
Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Tehran, Iran: A ceremony commemorates the anniversary of the death of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Mohammad
Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Beijing: Ducks prepare for flight in the centre of the city
Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok: An anti-government protester takes a break during demonstrations
Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: A Palestinian woman holds up a symbolic key during a rally to mark the anniversary of the Nakba, or Catastrophe, the term used by Palestinians to describe the founding of Israel in 1948
Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Santa Clara, Cuba: A drag queen performs during an event commemorating International Day Against Homophobia
Photograph: Enrique De La Osa/Reuters

Alberta, Canada: Firefighting planes pick up water to douse a 3,000 hectare wildfire near Opal
Photograph: Dan Riedlhuber/Reuters

Pinta Island, Ecuador: A turtle is carried by rangers to be released into the northern waters of the Galapagos archipelago
Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP

Salang, Afghanistan: A relative of a passenger lost in a plane crash pauses for reflection
Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A protester holds an image of former President Jean-Betran Aristide in a demonstration against the current regime
Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Shanghai: Performers painted grey lure visitors the British pavilion at the World Expo 2010
Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images