24 hours in pictures : June 11 2007

Amritsar, India: Residents cool off in a canal as they seek relief from the scorching heat. A heat wave in northern India has killed at least 74 people over the past week. Photograph: Aman Sharma/AP

Liopetriou, Cyprus: Two men enjoy a spot of fishing. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP

Honolulu, Hawaii: A young boy laughs as he lines up against a professional sumo wrestler during an exhibition before the start of the second day of the Grand Sumo Tournament. Photograph: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP

Dublin, Ireland: A crowd takes part in Umbrella Action Day. Thousands took to parks and beaches across Ireland as the country basked in some of the hottest temperatures of the year so far. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

Castrillo de Murcia, Spain: A man dressed as the devil jumps over some babies at the El Colacho fiesta. Since 1620, Castrillo de Murcia has celebrated Corpus Christi with men representing the devil leaping over babies to cleanse them spiritually. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty

Tehran, Iran: Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, speaks at Tehran university. The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said yesterday that he hopes Nicaragua and Iran can work together to create a fairer world order. Photograph: Hasan Sarbakhshian/AP

Maitland, Australia: Cattle seek high ground as flood waters inundate farmland. Floods engulfed homes and farms in the Hunter Valley following severe storms that left nine people dead and caused widespread devastation. Photograph: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP

Fushe-Kruja, Albania: the United States secret service secures the area while George Bush waves to the crowd. Photograph: Jim WATSON/AFP

Laramie, USA: A cactus begins to bloom. Photograph: AAron Ontiveroz/AP

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Brazilians celebrate the 11th gay pride parade. Close to 3.3 million people are expected to take to the streets of Sao Paulo for the parade. Photograph: SEBASTIAO MOREIRA/EPA

Los Cristianos, Canary Islands: A Spanish police officer helps ashore one of the 139 would-be immigrants that arrived in a wooden fishing boat. Thousands of African immigrants arrive by boat every year trying to find a better life in Europe. Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP

New Orleans, USA: Narkina Bridges tries to stay cool with a hose outside the old motor home she is currently living in with three other people in the lower ninth ward. The people living in the motor home say they cannot afford rent in the city because prices have increased following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

Newcastle, Australia: The 30,000-tonne bulk coal carrier Pasha Bulker is pounded by waves after running aground during severe storms. Fears are mounting that the ship will break apart and spill its 700 tonnes of fuel oil onto the city's beaches. Photograph: Torsten BLACKWOOD /AFP

La Paz, Bolivia: Surrounded by the Andes, players leave the field after a game of football. South America's 10-nation soccer confederation is fighting against a new Fifa ban on playing international games more than 2,500 metres above sea level. Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Tripoli, Lebanon: Palestinian refugees flee from the besieged Nahr al-Bared refugee camp to Baddawi camp. Lebanese soldiers and Islamist militants entrenched in a refugee camp fought gun battles today after at least 17 people were killed in an operation to storm rebel positions. Photograph: MOHAMED MESSARA/EPA