24 hours in pictures

Hebron, West Bank: A youth is detained after stones were thrown at Israeli troops Photograph: Abed Al Hafiz Hashlamoun/EPA

London, UK: A man dressed as a city gentleman walks a tightrope Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters

Managua, Nicaragua: Police guard a street after clashes between supporters of the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front party (FSLN) and supporters of Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Constitutionalism party (PLC) Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Tokyo, Japan: Firefighters at a blaze in a city centre building used to store gunpowder Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP

New York, US: A man walks past an American flag Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia: One of the people affected by a mud volcano that erupted in May 2006 takes part in a protest demanding compensation Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images

Amritsar, India: A Sikh performs a martial art called gatka during a religious procession on the eve of 539th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Sikhism's first guru Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Pirdop, Bulgaria: The sulphuric acid installation at Europe's largest copper producer, Norddeutche Affinerie Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Beijing, China: Spectators view a spacesuit during an exhibition of photographs from the Shenzhou VII manned space flight Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

Dallas, US: Olafur Eliasson walks through his work 'one-way colour tunnel' at the Museum of Art Photograph: LM Otero/AP

Beijing, China: A model presents a creation for a cosmetic design contest at China fashion week Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Gretna Green, UK: Starlings flock over the town Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Hyderabad, India: Vendors sit beside oranges at a fruit market Photograph: Reuters

Hefei, China: Market scene Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images