24 hours in pictures : July 20 2007

Balatonfenyves, Hungary: People enjoy a drink at tables set in the waters of Lake Balaton as they try and cool off in record 40C summer temperatures Photograph: GYOERGY VARGA/EPA

Denpasar, Indonesia: Men from Bali prepare to fly a traditional kite on the first day of the national kite festival Photograph: SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP

Tokyo, Japan: The world's smallest humanoid robots, i-SOBOTs perform a dance Photograph: Shuji Kajiyama/AP

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Zoila Barros of Cuba serves during a women's indoor volleyball match at the XV Pan American Games Photograph: Donald Miralle/Getty

Seoul, South Korea: Protesters hit a riot policeman during a protest against a crackdown against workers oocupying a Homever store Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: Civic, farmers' and student groups demand the release of what they claim are political prisoners held by the government Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Conakry, Guinea: A student revises for his school exams under the lights of G'bessi airport's car park. Only about a fifth of Guinea's 10 million people have access to electricity Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Baghdad, Iraq: A US soldier frisks an Iraqi boy in the al-Hurriyeh neighbourhood of the city Photograph: OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP

Pasadena, California: Insect damage causes leaves to take on autumnal colours during summer Photograph: David McNew/Getty

Binzhou, China: Women collect shellfish on Yellow river estuary Photograph: China photos/Getty

Amritsar, India: Hawkers collect newspapers from the distribution centre to sell on the city's streets Photograph: RAMINDER PAL SINGH/EPA

Dagana, Senegal: Mauritanian refugees collect water from a well Photograph: GEORGES GOBET/AFP

Ramallah, West Bank: A freed Palestinian prisoner embraces his mother on his arrival home Photograph: DAVID FURST/AFP

Budapest, Hungary: A giant millipede rests on a log on 'bug day' at the city's zoo Photograph: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP

Paris, France: An exhibit by Cuban artist Roberto Chile at the Grand Palais museum Photograph: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP