24 hours in pictures

Dalian, China: Firefighters walk near an oil pipeline blast Photograph: Reuters

Budapest, Hungary: Vitus, an 18-year-old male polar bear, shakes off water inside his enclosure at the zoo as the temperature in the Hungarian capital reached 35 degrees celsius Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Amman, Jordan: A wedding organiser speaks to a bride during a mass wedding held for 60 couples unable to afford expensive ceremonies Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: An Israeli soldier with a teargas grenade mounted on his rifle in front of a poster of a child Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Waveland, Mississippi, US: Children play on Waveland beach, which had been closed due to the oil spill as the cap on the BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico remained sealed for the second day Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

Saut d' Eau, Haiti: Voodoo pilgrims bathe at a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during an annual celebration Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

St Andrews, Scotland: John Daly of the US smokes a cigarette during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course Photograph: Tim Hales/AP

Malaga, Spain: Men in traditional costumes carry a statue of the El Carmen Virgin, the patron saint of sailors, into the sea during a procession Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

England, UK: The Arrhis phylonyx - a deep-sea pseudo shrimp - has been named 'sea piglet' by one of the winners of a competition to give obscure British species common English names for the first time Photograph: Dr Joanna Legezynska/PA

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Rifles sit at the airfield while US soldiers wait to catch a flight from the base Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP