24 hours in pictures : July 17 2007

London, UK: A model of the Taj Mahal floats past Parliament on the Thames as part of the India Now festival - a three-month series of events and exhibitions Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Hohwacht, Germany: A child plays with a fishing net on a beach as summer temperatures reach record highs Photograph: Heribert Proepper/AP

Alkmaar, Netherlands: Storm clouds gather above the town Photograph: JOHAN BOS /AFP

Calcutta, India: Workers install a new drain in an attempt to reduce flooding during the monsoon season Photograph: PIYAL ADHIKARY/EPA

Wuppertal, Germany: A four-day-old elephant named Tika walks besides her mother at the zoo Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP

New York, USA: Dancers from the Pilobolus company perform a scene from B'ZYRK during their dress rehearsal Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP

Windsor, UK: A scientist takes part in the annual tradition of swan upping, during which mute swans on the Thames are rounded up, inspected, marked, and then released Photograph: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP

Beijing, China: A man eats malatang, a type of street snack from Chongqing, at a street restaurant Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Central Hunza region, Pakistan: Ice melts on the Hopar glacier Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Tenerife, Spain: An African immigrant is held at Los Cristianos harbour on the Canary Islands after a group of 115 immigrants were intercepted by Spanish authorities Photograph: Manuel Lerida/EPA

Washington, USA: Remote cameras line the White House red carpet as George Bush speaks to the press about the Middle East Photograph: Ken Cedeno/EPA

Athens, Greece: A light aircraft dumps water on a forest fire raging on the side of Mount Hymettus Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty

Dead Sea, Israel: A tourist basks in a body mask of mineral-rich mud Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Montreux, Switzerland: Prince performs during a jam session after his sell-out concert at the 41st Montreux jazz festival Photograph: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP

Kassel, Germany: 'Electric Dress' by Japanese artist Tanaka Atsuko at the Documenta 12 international contemporary arts exhibition Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP