24 hours in pictures

Georgia: A woman from Gori breaks down in tears while fleeing the South Ossetia border region Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Children sit on an abandoned armoured personnel carrier Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: A worker holds a newborn ostrich at the Ariacan ostrich farm Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Protesting unemployed graduates attempt to push down a barrier Photograph: M A Pushpa Kumara/EPA

Ahmedabad, India: A man pushes his auto trishaw through a flooded road during monsoon rains Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Chengdu, China: Five-year-old Li Yaoyao, injured in the Sichuan earthquake, has an artificial arm fitted by a doctor at Sichuan province orthopedic centre Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Calcutta, India: Artist Nilkanta Pal works on unfinished clay idols of the goddess Durga Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Norfolk, UK: The night sky Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian

Beijing, China: Greek and Dutch players compete during a women's water polo match Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA

Keswick, UK: Holidaymakers protect themselves from the rain as they walk along the shore at Ullswater Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Jakarta, Indonesia: A woman cradling a child signals to offer 'jockey' service - someone who rides in a car so it can meet the quota of three people - to motorists in the fast lanes at peak times Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP

Evry, France: Buddhist monks attend the blessing of a new temple by the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Melbourne, Australia: A woman walks through an art installation by Jim Lambie at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Photograph: Mick Tsikas/Reuters

El Dakrror mountain area, Egypt: A man lies buried neck-deep in the sand at Siwa Oasis. The peoplewhich in Siwa believe being buried during the hottest time of the day can cure rheumatism, joint pain and sexual impotency Photograph: Nasser Nuri/Reuters

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: A boy dives into the swollen waters of the Tonle Sap river Photograph: Heng Sinith/AP