24 hours in pictures : July 4 2007

Brarimarg, India: Hindu pilgrims make their way to the Amarnath cave, a holy shrine at about 13,500 feet above sea level Photograph: ALTAF QADRI/EPA

London, UK: Sarah Schnell, 23, plays with a friend in the hail. A recent arrival from New Zealand, she had never seen hail before Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

Dhermi, Albania: Sunbathers on the Ionian coast Photograph: ARMANDO BABANI/EPA

Minsk, Belarus: Gymnasts perform as part of Independence Day celebrations Photograph: VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP

Luenzen, Germany: Buddhist nun Thubten Choedroen hangs prayer banners at the Tibetan Centre in preparation for a visit by the Dalai Lama Photograph: ROLAND MAGUNIA/AFP

Louisville, USA: Naenae Spearman, 6, is reflected in a mirror outside of the town's science centre Photograph: Michael Clevenger/AP

Paris, France: A model wears a creation by the French designer Eymeric Francois during the presentation of his Fall/Winter 2007-2008 collection Photograph: MAYA VIDON/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: The reflections of two local people in a blood pool at the site of a car bomb Photograph: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP

London, UK: A tennis fan seeks shelter from the sun on the 8th day at the Wimbledon tennis championships. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Men carry snakes as they take part in a parade in the neighbourhood of Petion-Ville Photograph: Kena Betancur/Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: Vendors, traders and farmers set up the Long Bien market at dawn Photograph: J ABRAM WAINWRIGHT/EPA

New York, USA: The Statue of Liberty at sunset Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Las Vegas, USA: Children cool off in front of a fan after authorities issued an excessive heat warning for most of southern Nevada Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Xiangfan, China: A man walks beside a polluted creek near a chemical factory Photograph: Eyepress/AP