24 hours in pictures

Swiebodzin, Poland: A newly-built statue of Jesus Christ stands on a hill overlooking the town. The statue is 167ft (51 metres) tall, and is reportedly the tallest statue of Christ in the world Photograph: Vladimir Simicek/Getty Images

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: A pilgrim prays at the top of mount Noor during the annual Hajj pilgrimage Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinians wave their national flag during a ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: A stray dog barks as shipyard workers clash with police during a protest outside the finance ministry Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

Taipei, Taiwan: A worker burns incense paper before the start of construction work at a building site. Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters

Karachi, Pakistan: A man rescues a girl from the site of a suicide bomb blast Photograph: Athar Hussain/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A woman crosses a flooded street Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

San'a, Yemen: Qat sellers serve customers by the side of a road Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

New Delhi, India: Police attempt to disperse Congress party supporters with water canon as they protest outside the office of the Hindu Nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or National Volunteers Force Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy rides his tricycle at a cattle market Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Nogales, Mexico: A volunteer dumps foot powder in a man's shoe to keep his feet dry at an aid centre for deportees on the US border Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Florence, Italy: A copy of Michelangelo's statue of David stands on top of Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral as part of the Florence 2010 culture week Photograph: Maurizio Degl'Innocenti/EPA