24 hours in pictures

Nilin, West Bank: Palestinian mourners during the funeral of Yussef Ameira, a 17-year-old shot last week by Israeli soldiers Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Supporters of Jacob Zuma, leader of the ruling African National Congress, hold a vigil during a hearing where he will attempt to quash fraud charges held against him Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Lakewood, Colorado, US: Firefighters battle a blaze that threatened homes near Green Mountain Photograph: Chris Schneider/Rocky Mountain News/AP

Fairbanks, Alaska: George Bush during a refuelling stop at Eielson air force base Photograph: Larry Downing/Reuters

Salzburg, Austria: The Vienna State Opera chorus during a rehearsal of Béla Bartók's Cantata Profana Photograph: Barbara Gindl/EPA

Mumbai, India: A worker ties a cable on to boxes while painting a light pole Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Newquay, UK: Holidaymakers play on Fistral beach Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty

Rüegen island, Germany: Beach chairs are abandoned at Sellin beach because of bad weather Photograph: Stefan Sauer/EPA

Beijing, China: Olympics events portrayed in miniature sculptures, using Maohou, a Chinese folk art form that creates tiny works from cicada sloughs and magnolia buds Photograph: EPA

Jericho, West Bank: A walker with his camel, close to an Israeli army checkpoint Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Los Angeles, US: Dr Paul Dougherty inserts a rolled-up intraocular lens implant through a tiny incision in the eye of patient Megan Garvin Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Women gag their mouths as a part of a protest against the murder of indigenous leader Francisco Tepeu Photograph: Ulises Rodriguez/EPA

Xinjiang province, China: A Uighur Muslim prays inside Kashgar Idgah mosque Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

Beijing, China: A Brazilian diver practises at the National Aquatics Centre Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty