24 hours in pictures : July 2 2007

Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea: Tobias Freddy from Wabag in Enga stands before a painting depicting the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea around Mount Hagen. The vividly coloured scenic murals, which hang along the filthy streets of this frontier town, are used as backdrops for portraits of paying clients by local photographers. Photograph: Torsten BLACKWOOD/AFP

Bolan district, Pakistan: Traffic comes to a standstill due to a damaged bridge. Around 500 people have now been killed, and hundreds of thousands left homeless, by more than a week of severe weather that has swept across the coastlines, plains and mountains of south Asia. Photograph: BANARAS KHAN/AFP

Jakarta, Indonesia: A young Indonesian boy screams as medical workers circumcise him. Photograph: Ahmad ZAMRONI/AFP

Mumbai, India: A man walks beside a taxi as it rains. Life in the rain-battered city began to return to normal yesterday as floodwaters receded from waterlogged areas and traffic was normal in most parts. Photograph: Gautam Singh/AP

Le Pellerin, France: This picture shows a distorted boat, a work of art by the Austrian Erwin Wurm, exhibited at the La Martiniere canal as part of the estuary's cultural event. Photograph: FRANCK PERRY/AFP

Sydney, Australia: Light streams into a hangar during a ceremony to welcome the World Youth Day Cross as it arrives in Australia. World Youth Day, the world's largest youth event, will culminate in July 2008 when Pope Benedict XVI will visit Sydney to celebrate the event. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty

Volos, Greece: A woman guides her sheep through a burnt forest. The fires broke out after a nine-day heatwave described by authorities as the longest ever recorded in the country, and were fanned by strong winds. Photograph: Paris Papaioannou/AFP

Istanbul, Turkey: A protester looks dejected next to the picture of Hrant Dink during a demonstration outside the court building where the late Turkish-Armenian journalist’s murder trial will take place. Dink was assassinated on January 19 2007 in front of the offices of his newspaper Agos. Photograph: KERIM OKTEN/EPA

Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinian security guards stand at the main square following an alert about a car bomb attack targeting police facilities. Photograph: ATEF SAFADI/EPA

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani policemen stand in front of remote-controlled explosive devices seized from Islamic militants. Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP

London, UK: Concrete blocks are added as an extra security measure prior to day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championship. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty

Cape Sounion, Greece: The full moon rises next to the ancient temple of Poseidon. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

El Paso, USA: A young Mexican man uses a metal tower to jump into the Rio Grande from the United States side of the border with Mexico. The young man and other swimmers did not attempt to go further into the US and therefore were not stopped by the border patrol from using the good diving point. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Singapore: A volunteer has her head shaved for charity to support children with cancer. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Yongin, South Korea: A South Korean surfer rides a wave during a party at the Everland Caribbean Bay swimming pool. Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Hong Kong, China: The first visitors to the newly open giant pandas' habitat look at Ying Ying and Le Le in their new home at Hong Kong Ocean Park. The two giant pandas are the latest gifts from China to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the handover to Chinese rule. Photograph: POOL/AFP