24 hours in pictures

El Alto, Bolivia: The mother of a classical ballet student, looks through a window during a class at a ballet studio
Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Manila, Philippines: A resident shouts for water during a fire in Muntinlupa City
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

Moscow, Russia: A model presents a creation by the French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as part of his haute couture retrospective fashion show at Kazansky railway station
Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan boys play cricket inside the ruins of a compound once home to a timber factory
Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP

Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government redshirt supporter makes way while moving a man who was shot dead near the Din Daeng intersection
Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Melbourne, Australia: Dachshunds are seen during a performance and art installation titled 'Dachshund UN' at the city's museum; the installation by Perth artist Bennett Miller is part of the New Wave Festival and sees 47 dachshunds representing national delegates taking part in a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Photograph: Lucas Dawson/Getty

Alabama, USA: Workers walk the beach on Dauphin Island checking for any signs of oil or tar balls as people lay and swim
Photograph: Larry W Smith/EPA

Munich, Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a speech during Ecumenical Church Day
Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: Nicolas Almagro serves to Austrian Jurgen Melzer during their Madrid Masters match at the Caja Magic sports complex
Photograph: Dani Pozo/AFP

Venice, Louisiana: Seagulls feed in marshlands not far from the massive BP oil spill
Photograph: John Moore/Getty

Singapore: A member of the Compagnie Carabosse group from France lights an installation as part of 'Invitation to Dream - A Fire Garden Installation' at the Esplanade Park
Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Monte Carlo, Monaca: The Monaco street circuit taken during the third free practice session of the Formula 1 Grand Prix
Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP

Cape Canaveral, Florida: The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off for the last time at the Kennedy Space Centre
Photograph: Chris O'Meara/AP