24 hours in pictures

Moshui lake, China: A man fishes as Zhang Wuyi, right, a local farmer interested in scientific inventions, operates his self-made miniature submarine during a safety test Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: Children pass a stall at Rashid Street market Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP

Menifee, California, US: A helicopter drops water to protect a home during a brush fire Photograph: Frank Bellino/AP

Caparica coast, Portugal: Portuguese fishermen separate fish into boxes Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP

Cairo, Egypt: Muslims in Tahrir Square pray at the start of the three-day feast of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP

Noflia, Libya: The sun rises above sleeping rebel fighters on the frontline. Rebels forces are moving from both the east and west towards Sirte, the last bastion of Gaddafi loyalists Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images

Coney Island, New York, US: People on the beach at sunrise, a picture of relative calm after the heavy rainstorms and winds of Hurricane Irene Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Daegu, South Korea: Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida of France prepares for the long jump in the heptathlon at the IAAF World Championships Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Jerusalem: A Palestinian street vendor shows off his toys on the first day of Eid al-Fitr Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Rason city, North Korea: Girls sit backstage before their performance at a local school Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Daegu, South Korea: Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou of Greece competes in the women's pole vault final at the IAAF World Championships Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Mohman Dara, Afghanistan: US soldiers from the 307th MP Company dismantle an outpost. The military is closing the outpost, only months after it was built, as it begins shifting troops, part of the overall gradual military withdrawal from Afghanistan Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi desperate to get home to their villages for Eid Al-Fitr climb onto the roof of a train Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA