24 hours in pictures: July 30 2007

Sarala-Saz highland, Kyrgyzstan: Horse riders take part in a folklore festival Photograph: VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP

Tehran, Iran: Meals are prepared for students at a university mosque. Shia Muslims believe that Allah will forgive their sins if they pray and fast in mosques for three days while being away from their families Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: Children laugh as a parrot collects a donation to help care for animals at a zoo, on Buddhist Lent, a public holiday. Buddhist Lent is a time for making resolutions and performing good deeds Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

Tokyo, Japan: A man double checks names of candidates before casting his vote in the upper house parliamentary elections Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP

Hatsherpur, Bangladesh: Family members wade through water as they shift their house to drier spot. Thousands of people left their homes for shelters while many roads and bridges were washed away in serious flooding Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

London, UK: Mike Mangold of the USA in action during the Red Bull London air race held above the river Thames Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty

Steenokkerzeel, Belgium: A man stands at the doors of a building housing illegal migrants to show his opposition to the deportation of Angelica Cajamarca and her mother. Ms Cajamarca and her mother have been detained pending their deportation after living illegally in Belgium for four years Photograph: FRANCOIS WALSCHAERTS/AFP

Manila, Philippines: A Filipino scavenger collects recyclable materials at a rubbish dump Photograph: FRANCIS R. MALASIG/EPA

Berlin, Germany: A road sign reading Frank Zappa Street is pictured in Marzahn district after being unveiled. Berlin has named the street after the late US rock legend and counterculture guru Frank Zappa Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP

Colombo, Sri Lanka: People try to get an elephant, named Chooti Mahattaya, or Little Master, out of a shop after the animal ran berserk and broke into a building Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

Copenhagen, Denmark: The Mexican team marches onto the pitch during the opening ceremony of the Homeless Football World Cup Photograph: Carsten Snejbjerg/AP

Vancouver, Canada: A naked bike ride in protest against car culture and oil dependency Photograph: Richard Lam/AP

Nanjing, China: People pack an indoor swimming pool Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The closing ceremony of the 2007 XV Pan-American Games at the Maracana stadium Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty

Tehran, Iran: Posters of Hollywood stars Al Pacino (top) and Humphrey Bogart at the entrance to a shopping mall on Revolution Square Photograph: Hasan Sarbakhshian/AP

Erez border crossing, Gaza Strip: Palestinian children wait for relatives as they return from Egypt at the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing. More than 100 Palestinians, stranded for weeks in Egypt after the Hamas takeover of Gaza, have begun returning home Photograph: Abid Katib/Getty