Rewind: BEST images in the last 24 hours

Presenting some of the most scintillating pictures from around the globe in the last 24 hours

Protesters, who said they were from civil society, wear masks representing American and Pakistani leaders, (from Left-Right) United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari, while taking part in a demonstration against NATO's cross-border attack.

Pakistan's government confirmed it would not attend an international conference on the future of Afghanistan in Bonn next week to protest against a NATO cross-border attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

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An Aymara woman walks during clashes between riot police and students of the Public University of El Alto. Students gathered on Tuesday to demand better conditions and an increase in their budget from Bolivian President Evo Morales' government.

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Cracks are seen in dry earth in San Isidro de Cienega in the state of Nuevo Leon. Mexico is facing its worst drought in seven decades, which has affected almost 70 percent of the country. The drought has devastated farm life and is expected to continue into next year.

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Tents and makeshift shelters of Occupy Olympia are seen at Capitol Lake Park near the Washington State Capitol building in the background in Olympia, Washington.

Three protesters were tased, four were arrested and six Washington State Troopers were injured when the police clashed with protesters who refused to leave the Capitol after a special session of the legislature convened for the business day.

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Youths suffering from polio sit and stand by a wall at the Stand Proud compound in Kinshasa. Stand Proud is a local organisation that cares for children and youth with a variety of physical handicaps in several cities in Congo.

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An Egyptian soldier stands guard as electoral workers carry a ballot box after voting closed, at a centre for vote counting during the parliamentary election in Cairo.

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Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure (centre), his wife Lobbo Traore, Dutch Queen Beatrix (right), Princess Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander pose for a photo at the Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague. Toure is on a three-day visit of the Netherlands.