24 hours in pictures: July 31 2007

Lhasa, Tibet province, China: A golden Buddhist statue is transported for blessing at the Jokhang Temple Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Augustow, Poland: Kayaking through the Rospuda nature reserve. The European Commission is ready to block the construction of a Polish motorway through a protected wildlife area if the country resumes the work next month Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: A seven-month-old koala clings to its mother after emerging from her pouch at Sydney Wildlife World Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty

Cape Town, South Africa: Andy Marr surfs a wave at an offshore reef known as Dungeon Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

New Delhi, India: An elderly man warms up corn as children play in the old city area Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Achel, Belgium: Pjoter and Tyrell carry small buckets while picking blueberries during their summer holiday Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA

Kleve, Germany: Models present fashion made of hemp as part of a German-Dutch project to reestablish cannabis use in textile production Photograph: ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN/EPA

Erez Border crossing, Gaza Strip: An Israeli tank at Erez border crossing where Palestinian families have returned to Gaza from Egypt Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Beijing, China: Performers celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Photograph: Feng Li/Getty

Taipei, Taiwan: Yami tribesmen from Orchid Island in a traditional handmade boat. The tribesmen paddled over 600km (372 miles) from Orchid Island off the southern tip of Taiwan to Taipei in their largest handmade boat built in over 100 years Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

Ayora, Spain: A fire-fighting helicopter drops water during efforts to extinguish a forest fire Photograph: Kai Foersterling/EPA

Blackpool, UK: Holidaymakers soak up the sun in warm-but-windy weather Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Bhura Gaon, India: A man and his son walk escort their sheep to a safer place. The army sent rescue troops to India's remote north-east where monsoon-triggered floods have killed 11 people, displaced more than four million others in Assam state and forced dozens of rare rhinos to flee a national park for higher ground Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Ait Souka, Morocco: Berber children swim in an irrigation pool on the side of a mountain. The pool gradually fills up during the day then is drained in the evening to supply crops and the village Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty