24 hours in pictures

Dhaka, Bangladesh: a boatman struggles to move through water hyacinth in the Buriganga river Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

Coin, Spain: firefighters walk past a blaze at a forest in Barranco Blanco, near Malaga Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a woman with an Ethiopian Orthodox cross tattooed on her forehead participates in a public candlelight memorial for the late prime minister, Meles Zenawi, at Meskel Square. Thousands turned out for the first of three days of planned commemorative ceremonies Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Azaz, Syria: a Syrian boy, who fled his home in Marea due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, has his face painted in the colours of the Syrian revolutionary flag. He and his family have taken refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in the hope of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: a young boy sells chicken soup at a street stall in the old part of the city Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

Chennai, India: a kathakali dancer applies make up backstage before a performance. Kathakali is a traditional dance-drama from the Indian state of Kerala, based on Hindu mythology. It takes nearly three to four hours to prepare the kathakali costume, depending on the character Photograph: Nathan G/EPA

Yinchuan, China: a passenger looks out of the window from a train at Yinchuan station. Friday witnessed another travel peak as it was the last day of the 62-day summer travel peak season Photograph: Peng Zhaozhi/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Hebei, China: a girl dressed in a traditional Qing dynasty costume visits the Rongguofu, known as Dream of Red Mansion in Zhengding county Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Corumba, Brazil: a jaguar named Brutos eats in a lake at the NEX sanctuary for felines, 50 miles north of Brasilia. No Extinction, a non-governmental organisation created to defend and preserve the life of endangered wild cats, currently houses around 26 big cats, most coming from the Amazon Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Keelung, Taiwan: two devotees celebrate the ghost festival as they drive a float holding paper houses used in the celebrations. The festival takes place 14 days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, starting on 31 August in 2012. It marks the opening of the gates of the underworld, setting the spirits of the deceased free to roam the world of the living. The month-long festivities aim to please the roaming spirits Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

Louisiana, US: cows are stranded in flood waters after hurricane Isaac passed through Plaquemines parish Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Singapore: people arrive at the Diner en Blanc event outside the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. A total of 888 people, dressed head to toe in white and bringing with them white tablecloths, glassware and other finery, gathered at the promenade near the museum for an impromptu open-air dinner, organisers said. Participants at the event were told the location via social media sites then rushed to assemble at the venue Photograph: Tim Chong/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: a model displays a creation for the DELPOZO spring/summer 2013 collection at the garden at El Capricho during Madrid fashion week Photograph: Xie Haining/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Mafraq, Jordan: Monther Khaled, seven, from Daraa, Syria, poses for a portrait two days after crossing into Jordan with his family, at the Zaatari refugee camp Photograph: Mohammad Hannon/AP