24 hours in pictures : September 3 2007

El Qabur, Egypt : Rocks and crystals lie on the fragile top of an inselberg, a desert rock formation shaped by the wind, in the White desert Photograph: MIKE NELSON/EPA

London, UK : Henry Moore's 'Oval with Points (1968-70)' is installed at Kew Gardens. Twenty-eight Henry Moore sculptures will be exhibited around the gardens from September 15 to March 20 2008 Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty

Sydney, Australia : 'Raw' and 'Fresh Sox' crews compete in The Shadow Wars at the city's Factory theatre Photograph: Gaye Gerard/Getty

Lobamba, Swaziland: More than 40,000 virgins take part in the annual reed dance before the country's King Mswati, who normally chooses a new wife from the participants Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

Kandy, Sri Lanka : A leaf scribe uses a 'panhida' or metal stylus to put the final touches to an astrological life chart Photograph: M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA/EPA

Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China : Thousands of people from the Hui ethnic minority make an annual pilgrimage to the ancestral family tomb of Hong Yang, imam and spiritual leader of the Hong sub-branch of Islam Photograph: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA

Cape Town, South Africa : South African surfers begin their attempt to break the Guinness world record for the most surfers riding one wave simultaneously Photograph: NIC BOTHMA/EPA

Dhaka, Bangladesh : People sit on their doorsteps among goats in the Geneva refugee camp, which houses some 500 Urdu speaking families Photograph: Lalage SNOW/AFP

New York, USA : Venus Williams serves against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia on day seven of the 2007 US Open at the Billie Jean King national tennis centre Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty

Soweto, South Africa: Hundreds of protesters clash with police during running street battles Photograph: KIM LUDBROOK/EPA

Kathmandu, Nepal: Relatives of bomb blast victims wait for news at the hospital where their loved ones are being treated Photograph: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA

Brighton, UK : A winning competitor at the World Beard and Moustache Championships Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty