24 hours in pictures

Hong Kong, China: A member of the public interacts with an installation entitled Crawling From The Wreckage, at a multimedia 'conceptual circus' entitled 'Hope and Glory' by Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch Photograph: Alex Hofford/EPA Photograph: Alex Hofford/guardian.co.uk Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: A man attempts to climb a greased wooden pole to reach a flag for a cash prize Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/guardian.co.uk Belgrade, Serbia: A man walks into a coffee shop on top of a high rise building Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/guardian.co.uk El Alto, Bolivia: A man looks at pictures of haircut styles in a barbers Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP Photograph: Dado Galdieri/guardian.co.uk Iceland: A plume of volcanic ash rises into the atmosphere from a crater under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier Photograph: Olafur Eggertsson/Reuters Photograph: Olafur Eggertsson/guardian.co.uk Fort Lauderdale, US: A Tea Party supporter gets into a shoving match with someone opposed to the movement during a demonstration Photograph: Joe Cavaretta/AP Photograph: Joe Cavaretta/guardian.co.uk Jerusalem: A veiled Palestinian woman takes part in a demonstration calling for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/guardian.co.uk Juba, Sudan: Election observers witness the start of ballot counting Photograph: Pete Muller/AP Photograph: Pete Muller/guardian.co.uk Pinnawela, Sri Lanka: Elephants eat at an elephant orphanage Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP Photograph: Manish Swarup/guardian.co.uk Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A view of the makeshift camp opposite the earthquake-damaged presidential palace as the sun sets over the city Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP Photograph: Brennan Linsley/guardian.co.uk Warrington, UK: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks to the media during election campaigning Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Photograph: Darren Staples/guardian.co.uk Jiegu, China: Tibetan people have dinner around a fire in the earthquake-hit town in Qinghai province Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/guardian.co.uk