24 hours in pictures : May 08 2007

Jakarta, Indonesia: Activists take part in a demonstration focused on climate change. Photograph: JURNASYANTO SUKARNO/EPA

Tallinn, Estonia: Police protect the Bronze Soldier monument at the city's military cemetery. Photograph: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP

Tokyo, Japan: A woman experiments with a 24-carat gold leaf facial treatment at the Beautyworld Japan trade fair. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Dili, East Timor: Children play below a campaign poster for the presidential candidate Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel peace prize winner and currently prime minister. Photograph: Dimas Ardian/Getty

Taipei, Taiwan: Scuffles break out among Taiwanese MPs during a debate on electoral reform. Photograph: STR/EPA

Banska Bystrica, Slovakia: Sixteen-month-old Shar Pei sisters Betsy and Dotty (r) are reunited at the national dog show. Photograph: JOE KLAMAR/AFP

Erfurt, Germany: A raindrop falls in a puddle. After weeks without rain, meteorologists expect rain for most parts of the country for the upcoming week. Photograph: Jens Meyer/AP

Garmsir District, Afghanistan: A British soldier brushes his teeth at his base in the desert. Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

Jakarta, Indonesia: A policeman stands in front posters advertising films showing at a local cinema. Photograph: Jewel SAMAD/AFP

Ingkhayuth military base, Thailand: Thai soldiers watch over a protest by Muslim women against the killing of three members of a same family by rebels in Pattani province. Photograph: Tuwaedaniya MERINGING/AFP

Mahmudiya, Iraq: Police stand guard over recently detained suspects. Photograph: MAJED AHMAD/AFP

Nablus, West Bank: Samaritans hold a prayer meeting at dawn on top of Mount Gerizim on the last day of their Passover celebration. Photograph: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP

Gauhati, India: Children take part in activities to mark participate in a candlelight rally to mark World Aids Orphans' Day. Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP